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Brahmaputra


Brahmaputra
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Copyright: Victor Mukherjee (vmukherjee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 200 W: 0 N: 113] (1046)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-12
Categories: River
Camera: Olympus Sp 510uz
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-20 8:12
Viewed: 555
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia.

From its origin in southwestern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges and into Arunachal Pradesh where it is known as Dihang. It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna. There it merges with the Ganga to form a vast delta. About 1,800 mi (2,900 km) long, the river is an important source for irrigation and transportation. Its upper course was long unknown, and its identity with the Yarlung Tsangpo was only established by exploration in 1884-86. This river is often called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra river.

While most Indian and Bangladeshi rivers bear female names, this river has a rare male name, as it means "son of Brahma" in Sanskrit.
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Hello Victor! Beautiful sescape. Nice POV, very nice lightness. Good shot. Well done!

Hi Victor,
a wonderful, well composed view of the majestic Brahmaputra, with the two beautiful ladies adding a poetic touch, and offering a helpful reference to get an idea of the dimensions.
Thank you! With best regards,
Peter

Ah! the famous river, nice picture, well taken.

It is a very nice photo. We can feel the volume of this mighty river. I love to float down rivers, watching life on the shores.....

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