Rivers in Hinduism

In Hinduism, rivers are often personified as deities. In the Rigveda, there are mentions of holy rivers such as the Sarasvati. The river Ganges is considered to be most sacred, and is also personified as the goddess Ganga. Most of the rivers are represented in female form,^[1] with the notable exception of Brahmaputra, which is considered to be male.^[2] Historically, it is believed that the people of the Indus Valley civilisation worshipped the rivers.^{[citation needed]} The most significant rivers in the faith are the Saptanadi and which includes the Ganges, Yamuna, Sindhu, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri.^[3]