Ganges

The Ganges is a major South Asian river that flows from the Himalayas across northern India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal.

Bhagirathi River: A Himalayan river that rises at the Gangotri Glacier and forms the Ganges with the Alaknanda at Devprayag. It is the Ganges’s principal headstream by Hindu tradition and begins its named course.
Himalayas: A mountain range in South Asia that includes Earth’s highest peaks and feeds major Asian rivers. Snow and glacier melt in the Himalayas supply the Ganges’s upper reaches.
Farakka Barrage: A barrage across the Ganges in West Bengal, India, built to divert water toward the Hooghly River. Its diversions affect downstream flows and have become central to India–Bangladesh water-sharing negotiations.
Ganga in Hinduism: The sacred river goddess and divine form of the Ganges in Hindu traditions. The river is understood not only as water but also as a living goddess.
Alaknanda River: A Himalayan river that joins the Bhagirathi at Devprayag to form the Ganges. Its confluence with the Bhagirathi marks the river’s formation in Uttarakhand.
Indo-Gangetic Plain: A vast alluvial plain in South Asia formed largely by sediment from the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river systems. The Ganges traverses this fertile lowland across northern India.
Ganges Basin: The land area drained by the Ganges and its tributaries across South Asia. Its immense catchment links river flows to rainfall, agriculture, and settlements across northern India and Bangladesh.
Kumbh Mela: A Hindu pilgrimage festival held at rotating sacred river sites in India, including Ganges confluences. Bathing at Ganges pilgrimage sites is a central practice during the festival.
Ganges Delta: The extensive river delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna systems at the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges divides into distributaries and deposits sediment across this delta.
Yamuna River: A major tributary of the Ganges that flows through northern India and joins it at Prayagraj. Its confluence substantially adds to the Ganges’s flow and defines a major river junction.

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