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The River Ganges By Ava Joyce

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The River Ganges By Ava Joyce

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The River Ganges In India

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The River Ganges

The major rivers that flow into the Ganges are Brahmaputa River , Gomti, Koshi River , Gandak, Ghragra River, Yamuna River and Son River.

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The River Ganges

An important river in India is the Ganges because it is a very sacred river to the Hindus and they would depend on it for daily needs they worship it as the goddess Ganga of Hinduism. It is 3000 kilometres long.

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The River Ganges The source of the Ganges is the Himalayan Mountains.

The river enters the sea in the Bay of Bengal.

One of the most densely populated areas on earth is along the Ganges.

Hindu people consider the Ganges to be a sacred river . They travel from all over the world to bathe in its waters.

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The River Ganges

The Ganges is the second largest river on the India

subcontinent

Ganges River is named after a Hindu Greek Goddess

called Ganga.

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The River Ganges Ganges tributaries

Left. ,karnal, Koshi, Gandak, Graghra

Right. Yamuna, Son and Mahada

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The River GangesBy Ava Joyce