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.]] The Brahmaputra (s of Asia . In Sanskrit , it means "son of Brahma ". RIVER COURSE Tibet The river Yarlung Tsangpo originates in the ''Jima Yangzong'' glacier near . From this point of confluence, the river becomes very wide and is called Brahmaputra. Assam As Brahmaputra, it flows through the entire stretch of Assam . As it enters Assam, the river is sometimes as wide as 10 km. In Jorhat district, the river bifurcates into two channels, the northern ''Kherkutia'' channel and the southern Brahmaputra channel. The two channels join again about 100 km downstream, forming the Majuli island. At Guwahati , the Brahmaputra cuts through the rocks of the Shillong Plateau, and is at its narrowest at 1 km bank-to-bank and this was the reason why the Battle Of Saraighat was fought here. The old Sanskrit name for the river is ''Lauhitya'' and the local name in Assam is ''Luit''. The Bodo s call the river ''Bhullumbutter'', which some have suggested is the etymological root of the Sankritized name ''Brahmaputra''. Bangladesh In Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra splits into two branches: the much larger branch continues due south as the Jamuna (''Jomuna'') and flows into the Lower Ganges , or Padma (''Pôdda''), while the older branch curves southeast as the lower Brahmaputra (''Bromhoputro'') and flows into the Meghna . Both paths eventually reconverge near Chandpur in Bangladesh and flow out into the Bay of Bengal. Fed by the waters of the Ganges and Brahmaputra, this river system forms the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta , the largest River Delta in the World . It is navigable for most of its length. The lower reaches are sacred to Hindus . The river is prone to catastrophic flooding in spring when the Himalayan snows melt. It is one of the few rivers in the World that exhibit a Tidal Bore . Most Indian and Bangladeshi rivers bear the name of a female, but this one has a rare male name, as ''putra'' means "son" in Sanskrit . EXTERNAL LINKS
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