15-570: [REDACTED] Look up tons in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tons may refer to: Tons River , a significant river in India Tamsa River , locally known as Tons in its lower parts (Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India) The plural of ton , a unit of mass, force, volume, energy, or power, which includes: Short ton , equivalent to 2,000 pounds, primarily used in
30-688: A major destination for water-based adventure sports like white-water rafting in Uttarakhand. Visitors can stay at Jaunsar Bawar region on the banks of the Tons river and enjoy the grade 4 rafting. The typical season for rafting in Tons is until July. 30°29′49″N 77°48′06″E / 30.49694°N 77.80167°E / 30.49694; 77.80167 Tapkeshwar Mahadev 30°21′26″N 78°01′00″E / 30.3572724°N 78.0166768°E / 30.3572724; 78.0166768 Tapkeshwar Temple, also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple,
45-548: A pilgrimage site in Dehradun. Pilgrims bathe in the nearby sulphur-water springs before entering the temple. Drona Cave, surrounded by hills, is a popular site for picnickers from Dehradun and nearby districts. Mahashivratri fair is held in Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple . On this day, Shiva devotees come here from far and wide. On the day of Mahashivratri, the temple is decorated with lighting and flowers. Mahaprasad
60-519: Is a temple in Dehradun dedicated to Shiva . The temple is on the bank of the Tons River , built on top of a natural cave, which holds the temple's main shivalinga . The Tapkeshwar Temple is believed to be 6,000 years old. It has a natural shivalinga in the cave, which became a place of reverence for the local people. It is also believed that this was used as a residence by Dronacharya ,
75-517: Is another tributary of the Tons that is often named (incorrectly) after this great river as the Tons. The Asan is a confluence of two small river systems, one comprising streams flowing south from the Himalayan range running from Vikas Nagar towards Tehri (with Mussorie in the centre), and the other comprising streams flowing north-west from the lower Shiwalik hills (that separate Dehradun and Saharanpur districts ). The misnomer Tons stands for
90-605: Is constructed just before this confluence. Research points to the possibility of the ancient Saraswati river having had a source in the glacial waters of the Himalayas. The theory states that the Tons river became a tributary of the Yamuna a few thousand years ago following a tectonic event in the Shiwalik range near Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. If this is true, the Tons once ran an independent course somewhat parallel to
105-507: Is organized for the devotees visiting here by the temple trust. On this auspicious occasion, the form of Mahadev "Aghori" is also seen here. Who come from Kedarnath and Badrinath. Apart from Mahashivratri, devotees also visit this temple for darshan in the month of Shravan. This temple is open every day from 6 am to 7 pm, but in Shravan the temple is kept open day and night, so that all the devotees can get darshan of Mahadev ji. The temple hold
120-665: Is the largest tributary of the Yamuna . It flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand , touching Himachal Pradesh . The Tons thrust is named after this river. With its source in the 20,722 feet (6,316 m) high Bandarpunch mountain, it is one of the most major perennial Indian Himalayan rivers. In fact, it carries more water than the Yamuna itself, which it meets below Kalsi near Dehradun , Uttarakhand. Tons Valley lies in Jaunsar Bawar region, as it emerges from
135-572: The Himalayas has haridwar on its eastern bank. The cantonment town of Chakrata is situated between, the Tons and Yamuna rivers. The Pabbar River is a tributary of the Tons River connecting to it from the west. It is also the westernmost river that drains east to the Ganges . The Sutlej River is the next watershed over and is the easternmost river that drains west into the Indus . The Asan River
150-871: The Pabbar River in the Lesser Himalayan Sequence. The Tons flows into the Yamuna River after crossing into the Sub-Himalaya Sequence. An engraving of a painting by William Purser depicting a rope bridge crossing the river in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1839 gave rise to the poetical illustration "Crossing the River Tonse by a Jhoola" by Letitia Elizabeth Landon . The poet echoes the three stranded rope in her three-lined verses. Along with Ganges , it has now become
165-588: The United States Long ton , equivalent to 2,240 pounds, primarily used in countries such as the United Kingdom which utilize the imperial system Metric ton , also known as a tonne, equivalent to 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.6 pounds Tons (band) , an American rock band See also [ edit ] Ton (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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#1732773135535180-688: The Yamuna, running south-west into Haryana where the Yamuna merged into it, and lower down the course into Punjab, where the Sutlej merged into it. This river was then the Saraswati mentioned in the Vedic texts as the greatest of all Indian rivers. However, this is just a theory and is yet to be universally accepted. The top of the Tons river is in the Himalayan Crystalline complex. It then flows through Tethan Himalaya rocks before connecting to
195-511: The river originating from the Mussorie hills, flowing down through Robber's cave, Bijapur canal and Tapkeshwar Mahadev , before emerging into a broad valley behind IMA. This river receives substantial waters from several streams flowing south from the Himalayan slopes. It goes on west beyond the locality of Premnagar to finally join the streams from the lower Shiwaliks and flow toward the Yamuna , which it joins near Poanta Sahib. Asan barrage
210-530: The teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Hindu epic Mahabharata ; the cave is called Drona Cave after him. Dronacharya's wife Kalyani was unable to breastfeed their newborn son Ashwatthama . As Dronacharya was unable to afford a cow or cow's milk, Ashwatthama prayed to Shiva , who then fed him milk dripping from the shivalinga in the cave. The temple is popular as both a tourist destination and
225-459: The title Tons . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tons&oldid=1209643283 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tons River The Tons (टौंस नदी)
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