A report on Ganges
Trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh.
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Devprayag
4 linksDevprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.
Gangotri Glacier
4 linksLocated in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet.
Located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet.
This glacier, one of the primary sources of the Ganges, is one of the largest in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers.
Delhi
6 linksAncient built environment.
Ancient built environment.
At 240 MGD, the Bhakra storage is DJB's largest water source, followed by the Yamuna and Ganges rivers.
Gandaki River
3 linksThe Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India.
Pataliputra
2 linksPataliputra (IAST: ), adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort near the Ganges river.
Kosi River
4 linksTransboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India.
Transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India.
The Saptakoshi crosses into northern Bihar, India where it branches into distributaries before joining the Ganges near Kursela in Katihar district.
Shiva
2 linksOne of the principal deities of Hinduism.
One of the principal deities of Hinduism.
The iconographical attributes of Shiva are the serpent around his neck, the adorning crescent moon, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the third eye on his forehead (the eye that turns everything in front of it into ashes when opened), the trishula or trident as his weapon, and the damaru drum.
Hinduism
8 linksVariously defined as an Indian religion, a set of religious beliefs or practices, a religious tradition, a way of life, or dharma—a religious and universal order by which followers abide.
Variously defined as an Indian religion, a set of religious beliefs or practices, a religious tradition, a way of life, or dharma—a religious and universal order by which followers abide.
This pilgrimage rotates at a gap of three years among four sites: Prayag Raj at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, Haridwar near source of the Ganges, Ujjain on the Shipra river and Nasik on the bank of the Godavari river.
Bhagalpur
1 linksBhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges.
Gangotri
6 linksTown and a Nagar Panchayat in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Town and a Nagar Panchayat in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi – the origin of the river Ganges.