hey people
Quickly gimme a paragraph on THE HOLY GANGA
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Ganges River, Hindi Ganga, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. Although officially as well as popularly called the Ganga in Hindi and in other Indian languages, internationally it is known by its conventional name, the Ganges. From time immemorial it has been the holy river of Hinduism. For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or of the world.
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The Ganga is the most sacred river in the world. Hindus worship it. The call it mother. For them, going to the bank to bathe in it is one of the most sacred things in the world.
The Ganga is the largest and the most famous river of India. It comes down from Gangotri. It flows through the mountainous region for about 200 miles. In Haridwar it falls in the plains.
Haridwar is the first important town on its bank. From Haridwar, it flows south east past Garh Mukteshwar, Rajghat, kannauj to Kanpur and thence to Allahabad, where it is joined by the Jamuna.
After leaving Allahabad, it flows eastwards and reaches Varanasi. From Varanasi it flows 140 miles from the sea from Ghazipur, Patna and Bhagalpur, it joins the Brahmaputra to form the delta. The great city of Calcutta is situated on its westernmost branch, Hoogly (Hooghly).
Ganga is famous for its sweet water. No other river in the world has sweet water. That is why people go to its bank for bathing.
Ganga has become a well-known word for every Hindu. A religious minded Hindu wishes to die at its Bank. At the time of the eclipse, or on any religious occasion, people come to bathe in its holy waters.
It is very useful for agriculture. They are filled with water throughout the year and thus help us in irrigating the fields.
In religious terms, Ganga is considered as the stairway to heaven. So people often visit its bank and fill their pot bottles with its holy water.