A report on Ganges and Son River

Devprayag, confluence of Alaknanda (right) and Bhagirathi (left), and beginning of the Ganges proper.

The Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges River in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.

Boatmen on the Son River, Umaria district, MP

The Gandhi Setu Bridge across the Ganges in Patna, Bihar

Son River, from Son Nagar railway station, Aurangabad district, Bihar

A sailboat on the main distributory of the Ganges in Bangladesh, the Padma river.

The Ganges delta in a 2020 satellite image.

A 1908 map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries.

The River Ganges at Kolkata, with Howrah Bridge in the background

Hardinge Bridge, Bangladesh, crosses the Ganges-Padma River. It is one of the key sites for measuring streamflow and discharge on the lower Ganges.

Chromolithograph, Indian woman floating lamps on the Ganges, by William Simpson, 1867

Descent of Ganga, painting by Raja Ravi Varma c. 1910

Preparations for cremations on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi], 1903. The dead are being bathed, wrapped in cloth, and covered with wood. The photograph has a caption, "Who dies in the waters of the Ganges obtains heaven."]

Women and children at a bathing ghat on the Ganges in Banares (Varanasi), 1885.

Shiva, as Gangadhara, bearing the Descent of the Ganges, as the goddess Parvati, the sage Bhagiratha, and the bull Nandi look on (circa 1740).

A procession of Akharas marching over a makeshift bridge over the Ganges River. Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, 2001.

Head works of the Ganges canal in Haridwar (1860). Photograph by Samuel Bourne.

The Ganges Canal highlighted in red stretching between its headworks off the Ganges River in Haridwar and its confluences with the Jumna (Yamuna) River in Etawah and with the Ganges in Cawnpore (now Kanpur).

A girl selling plastic containers in Haridwar for carrying Ganges water.

The catla (Catla catla) is one of the Indian carp species that support major fisheries in the Ganges

The threatened gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a large fish-eating crocodilian that is harmless to humans

The Gangetic dolphin in a sketch by Whymper and P. Smit, 1894.

People bathing and washing clothes in the Ganges in Varanasi.

Sone river is the second-largest southern tributary of the Ganges' after Yamuna River.

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After the Ghaghara confluence, the Ganges is joined from the south by the 784 km long Son River, which contributes about 1008 m3/s.

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Kaimur Range

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Eastern portion of the Vindhya Range, about 483 km long, extending from around Katangi in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh to around Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar.

This forms the watershed or divide for two of the major rivers of peninsular India, the Son on the south and Tamsa or Tons on the north.

A Neolithic settlement was also discovered in the thick of the alluvium, over the bank of the Ganges at Chirand.

Vindhya Range

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Complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India.

Map of prominent mountain ranges in India, showing Vindhyas in central India

The Vindhyas are seen as the southern boundary of Aryavarta in this map. Note that historically, the term "Vindhyas" covered the Satpura range that lies to the south of Narmada.

A map of the "Vindhyan Series" from Geological Survey of India (1871)

According to the various definitions mentioned in the older texts, the Vindhyas extend up to Godavari in the south and Ganges in the north.

A southern chain of Vindhyas runs between the upper reaches of the Son and Narmada rivers to meet the Satpura Range in the Maikal Hills near Amarkantak.

Statue of Matrikas found near Agam Kuan, built by Ashoka.

Patna

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City of Patna, on the River Ganges, 19th-century painting.

Monsoon clouds over Priyadarshi Nagar, a part of Kankarbagh- residential area in Eastern Patna.

Maurya Lok is one of the oldest and major shopping area of the city

The Mahavir Mandir is a famous temple in Patna.

Bhootnath Road TV Tower broadcasts programming to Patna

Gandhi Maidan (shown above) lies in the heart of Patna and is the site for most political and social functions in the city.

Golghar was originally built to serve as a granary for the British East India company army during the famine of 1786. It now features an observation deck overlooking the Ganges and the city.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna at Bihta, one of the premier institutes of engineering and research in India.

Patna College, established 1863, is considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in Bihar.

Moin-Ul-Haque Stadium near Rajendra Nagar, used for cricket and association football.

Pataliputra as a capital of the Magadha Empire.

Pataliputra as a capital of Maurya Empire. The Maurya Empire at its largest extent under Ashoka the Great.

Pataliputra as a capital of Shunga Empire. Approximate greatest extent of the Shunga Empire (c. 185 BCE).

Pataliputra as a capital of Gupta Empire. Approximate greatest extent of the Gupta Empire.

Street in Patna, 1825 (British, active in India)

Golghar at Bankipore, near Patna, 1814–15

State Bank of India- Patna Regional office at East Gandhi Maidan Marg

Reserve Bank of India's regional office at South Gandhi Maidan Marg, Patna

A murti, or representation, of the goddess Durga shown during the Durga Puja festival

People Celebrating Chhath Festival the 2nd Day at Morning a tribute to the rising holy God Sun

Kankarbagh Indoor Stadium at Patliputra Sports Complex during Pro Kabaddi League match

The modern city of Patna is mainly on the southern bank of the river Ganges.

The city also straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun.

Arrah

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City and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district in the Indian state of Bihar.

The Masarh lion, found at the archeological site Masarh

Defence of the Arrah House, 1857 (1858) by William Tayler.

It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ganges and Sone rivers, some 24 miles from Danapur and 36 miles from Patna.

In Kabra-Kala mound at the confluence of Son and North Koel rivers in Palamu district various antiquities and art objects have found which are from Neolithic to the medieval period and the pot-sherds of Redware, black and red ware, black ware, black slipped ware and NBP ware are from Chalcolithic to the late medieval period.

Ganga River: The holy river Ganga passes through the north-eastern district of Sahebganj. Cities on the banks of Ganga river in Jharkhand: Sahebganj, Pakur