A modern practice involving one of these locations was inspired by Markandeya telling Yudhisthira that people go to heaven upon visiting one in chapter 104 of the Matsya Purana. Ten sins are said to be removed by the celebration of Dussehra at one of these locations. (15[2])The month of Magha features one of the rotating Pushkaram festivals dedicated to worshiping at these places. The Triveni Sangam is a formation in (*) Prayag (10[1])created by three of these locations in the city of Allahabad. In an observance on a 12 year cycle, participants seeking to attain prāyaścitta visit these locations in cities like Ujjain and Haridwar. Eighty-eight ghats are used to enter one of these locations in the city of Varanasi which pilgrims use to ritually purify in the (10[1])Kumbh Mela. For 10 points, name these bodies of water whose sacred examples in Hinduism include the Ganges. ■END■