The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River ( Gomtī) is a tributary

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 of the Ganges River

Ganges River

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. According to Hindu

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 mythology the river is the daughter of Sage Vashist, and bathing in the waters of the Gomati on Ekadashi

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 (the eleventh day of the Sanatana Dharma-Hindu calendar

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) can wash away one's sins. According to the major religious work Srimad Bhagavatam, the Gomati is one of the many transcendental rivers in India.
The Gomti originates from Gomat Taal which formally known as Fulhaar jheel, near Madho Tanda, Pilibhit

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, India

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