It was highly significant, especially when coupled with the Rig Veda's hynms & discussions of the Great River of Wisdom, The 7 branched Saraswati. Coupled with the data from the Landsaat satalittes, one can in fact find this river system. It has changed its direction at least 6 times, once incorporating the Ganges within it. Most of the hymns of the Rig Veda (the oldest book in the world) refer to a large sea to sea maritime culture spanning what is now Northern India & Pakistan - & probably bits of Afghanistan & Tibet as well. Much of Hinduism is anchored in the presence of great bodies of water . (D Frawley, 1991. Gods, Sages, & Kings: Vedic Secrets of Ancient Civilization.)
The Ganges river affected India by it being a reliable water source and it was said if an untouchable touched you ,you had to bathe in the Ganges river. When the river flooded it would make good fertile soil once the flood died down. The fertile soil is perfect for crops.
The Ganges.
The biggest major rivers of India are: * flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Ganges(with its tributariesYamuna,Kameika, Gomti,Chambal), Mahanadi,Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri(and their main tributaries) * flowing into the Arabian Sea: Indus, Narmada, Tapti(and their main tributaries)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_India
The Ganges River has the largest river basin at about 2500 km long.
The Indus River is to ancient Indian civilization what the Nile River is to ancient Egyptian civilization.
Some of the bodies of water in ancient India were the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. There were also the Ganges River, the Yamuna River, the Krishna River, the Brahmaputra River, the Gidavari River, and the Saraswati river.
It is located in India and Bangladesh
The Ganges River.
The three main rivers are the Brahmaputra river, the Indus River and The Ganges River
The river Ganges is in India and Bangladesh.
The river Ganges is in India and Bangladesh.
The most famous river in India is the Ganges River.
Ganges River- a major river in northern India.
The largest river in India is the Indus River. It is nearly 2 thousand miles in length and spans across more than one country.
The River Ganges can be found in these countries, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.It is located in India and Bangladesh
The Indus River is to ancient Indian civilization what the Nile River is to ancient Egyptian civilization.
The Ganges River runs through the North West of India into the Bay of Bengal
Ganges river