Bright flows the river.

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This is the picture of the river Brahmaputra which flows through our state. It originates from a glacier in the Himalayas and flows downwards. It assumes various names in the different countries it flows through, finally joining the Bay of Bengal.It is huge and resembles an ocean in the rainy season. In India all the rivers are female and Brahmaputra, son of Brahma is the only male river. Now it is flowing past danger level and floods are creating havoc along the state. Many animals get washed up in the flood, last year it was a python which had scrambled to safety up to the trees which can be seen in the photo . The forest people came and carried it away to the zoo. The recent news hitting the head lines is the story of an Indian elephant that finally died due to weakness .He got separated from his herd during the floods and traveled 1700 kms into Bangladesh travelling through villages and river islands across the Brahmaputra river. Once winter comes, the waters recede and then its time for migratory birds and picnics on the sandbanks. While, I love looking at the magnificent view from our front balcony of the various moods of the river,I am aware of the destruction and suffering it causes during the floods. What river flows near where you live? photo: mine, from my balcony