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Ganges River

The Ganges known as the "national river" in India and often considered a holy river by Hindus.

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Why is the ganges river so dirty?

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More than 400 million people live along the Ganges River. An estimated 60,000 persons ritually bathe daily in the river, which is considered holy by Indians. In the Hindu religion it is said to flow from the hair of the god Shiva. The spiritual and religious significance could be compared to what the Nile river meant to the ancient Egyptians. While the Ganges may be considered holy, there are some problems associated with the ecology. It is filled with chemical wastes, sewage and even the remains of human and animal corpses which carry major health risks by either direct bathing in the water ,or by drinking the highly contaminated water.

What direction ganges river flow start to end?

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it starts in the Himallaya mountains and ends in east Chad

What country is ganges is located?

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India and bangladesh

What continent and country is the ganges river on?

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Its in india.......Bwahahahaha...Bwaahahahaha

Why do people bathe in ganges river?

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because it is sacred and it is like your getting bapitized .

Where is mouth of Ganges river?

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The Ganges Delta, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.

What is ganga action plan?

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people who comes to see the ganga river they throw garbages in ganga so the government of India they thought can we buy ganga action pain .
It is started by Rajeev Gandhi the prime minister of India to keep clean to the Ganga river.

What eats the Ganges river dolphins?

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other animals that live in the river like maybe piranhas or crocodiles or alligators.

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What is the name origin of the ganges river?

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Given the massive period of time this would cover, it is impossible to even start coving such a timeline here. I suggest you Google up ' Ganga River' for a fairly comprehensive answer - in particular Wikipedia.

What causes flooding in the ganges river?

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The Ganges River is named after the Goddess Ganga. Ganga is the mother of the Indian people. Touching the water in the river is said to wipe away all sins.

Does the river ganges have a delta?

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yes

almost all of the country Bangladesh is the delta

What is the temperature in the river ganges?

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The average temperature is between 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. Compared to India's burning temperatures ranging from 20 to 35 degrees, the Ganges is a cool and relaxing place for pilgrims to take a bath in as it relieves their skin with its comforting cool feel.

Where the mouth of the ganges is located?

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The mouth of the river Ganges is the Bay of Bengal

What is the Ganges river flow speed?

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At Gangotri it is

40 - 45 km/h

What is a ganges wrap?

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Sari

Why is the Ganges River considered to be holy by the Hindus?

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As more Aryans poepled the plains near the great Ganges, they came to consider the river sacred. But according to the tradition, the Ganges has a divine source-it flow from the god Shiva's hair.

What is the average width of the river Ganga?

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The Ganges Basin drains 1,000,000-square-kilometre (390,000 sq mi).

How many international river enter from India to Bangladesh?

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Bangladesh is a land of river. There are 800rivers including tributaries flow through the People's Republic of Bangladesh, constituting a waterway of total length around 24,140 km.

The middle course of the river ganges?

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as conclude my answer are always very bary good ok............................

What are the uses of river Ganges?

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They use it to take a bath ,and to remove their sins, and they lit a funeral pyre to remove their sins also. People also drink it although sometimes it can cause illnesses because the water is contaminated.

What similarities do the Indus and the Ganges river share in common?

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There are numerous ways to compare rivers - by their differences, by their similarities and some of the criteria would be - length, discharge, size, sources, mouth, basin, tributaries, area through which they flow etc.

The links below will give you ample details to cover this.

Why do the Hindus believe the ganges river is holy?

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As per Hindu mythology, Baghiratha prayed and wanted the Ganges (Ganga) to be brought to earth to free the souls of his ancestors. However, the force of the Ganges would have been too much for the earth to bear. Hence, it was brought down through the matted locks of Lord Shiva.

Thus, it is believed that bathing in the Ganges at least once in a lifetime frees you of sins.

The ganges river flows into which bay?

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Ganges is the largest river in India. It empties into Bay of Bengal. The river is spread around 2525 Km.