How do rivers originate in the Himalayas?

Rivers originates in the Himalayas as a result of melting down of glaciers up there in the mountains. For example, the Ganges or Ganga originated from the Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Gangotri+Glacier&sll=30. read more

The rivers of Northern India that originates from the Himalayas are very long. These rivers are perennial as they derive their water from rainfall as well as snow melt. But seasonal variation of water-flow is a common feature of these rivers. read more

The Himalayas and western ghats are the uplifted portion and their elevation is more than 2000 meters, so the rivers which originate from the southern part of the Himalayas and Eastern part or the Leeward slope of the Western Ghats get drains towards the bay of Bengal because of the gradient towards the Bay of Bengal or the eastern side. read more