<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In Hindu tradition Triveni Sangam is the "confluence" of three rivers . Sangam is the Sanskrit word for confluence . The point of confluence is a sacred place for Hindus . A bath here is said to flush away all of one's sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth . </P> <P> One such Triveni Sangam, in Allahabad, has the confluence of two rivers--the Ganges and the Yamuna and Saraswati River . The two rivers maintain their visible identity and can be identified by their different colours . The water of the Ganges is clear, while that of the Yamuna is greenish in colour . </P> <P> A place of religious importance and the site for historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years, over the years it has also been the site of immersion of ashes of several national leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 . </P>

Joining place of river ganga and river yamuna