<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> <P> This description of the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna seems to be referred to in one of the latest sections of the Rigveda, which says, "Those who bathe at the place where the two rivers flow together, rise upto heaven". According to the Puranas, there is also a third river called as Saraswati . </P> <P> Bhagamandala is a pilgrimage place in Kodagu district of Karnataka . It is situated on the river Kaveri in its upstream stretches . At this place, the Kaveri is joined by two tributaries, the Kannike and the mythical Sujyoti river . It is considered sacred as a river confluence (kudala or triveni sangama, in Kannada and Sanskrit respectively). </P> <P> The Triveni Sangam in Erode is a confluence of 3 rivers, the Cauvery, Bhavani and Amudha . Of these three, the river Amudha is invisible and is said to flow underground and join the other two rivers from below . It is also called as Kooduthurai, where the famous Sangameswarar is located . </P>

Where do the rivers ganga and yamuna meet