<P> In the Vedas, Yami is associated with her twin brother and partner Yama, the god of death . Later, she is associated with the god Krishna as one of Ashtabharya, his consort as well and plays an important role in his early life as a river . Bathing and drinking Yamuna's waters is regarded to remove sin . </P> <P> Yamuna's iconographic depiction is seen on temple doorjambs, along with that of Ganga (the goddess of the Ganges), since the Gupta era . The Agni Purana describes Yamuna's iconography . She is depicted as black in complexion and stands on her mount, the tortoise, holding a water pot in her hand . In an ancient painting she is shown as a beautiful maiden standing on the banks of the river . </P> <P> Yamuna is described as the daughter of the sun god Surya (though some say that she was the daughter of Brahma) and his wife Saranyu (Sanjna in later literature), the goddess of the clouds, and the twin sister of Yama, the god of death . Her other brothers include Vaivasvata Manu, the first man and the twin Ashvins, divine doctors . She is described as Surya's favourite child . As the daughter of Surya, she is also called as Suryatanaya, Suryaja and Ravinandini . </P> <P> As a companion of Yama, Yamuna is often called Yami in the Vedas . Yama / Yami probably originates the Sanskrit word meaning twins of both sexes . In later literature, she is known as Yamuna and Kalindi ("the dark one"). </P>

Which river is also known as the sun's daughter