GANGA THE HOLY RIVER OF INDIA



We will travel through 
the most holy river right from the beginning all the way upto the confluence. The total length is 2510 km.

The Ganga River rises from the Southern Himalayas. The five headstreams of the Holy River are Alaknanda, Mandakini, Bhagirathi, Dhauli Ganga and Pindar.

In spite of it's holiness, Ganga is one of the most polluted rivers. Most populated regions in the world are the Ganga basins. Untreated sewage, waste from countless number of industries, large amount of agriculture waste, half burnt and unburnt human bodies and large amount of carcass end up in the great river all through its course.

Gangotri
The starting point of River Ganga
Devprayag
Gaumukh
Rishikesh
Lakshman Jhula seen above
Haridwar
3 photos below

Bijnor
Courtesy: UP Pollution Control Board
Ramganga river dam at Kalagarh
In Corbett National Park, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Ramganga river joins Ganga
At Kannauj
Triveni Sangam, Allahabad
Here the rivers Yamuna and Ganga confluence with the invisible river Saraswati
(Aerial view)
Triveni Sangam
Triveni Sangam
World's largest gathering takes place here.
In Kumbha Mela 2013, 120 million people visied Triveni

River Ganga at Kashi
Varanasi
5750 Metre long MG Bridge
Across River Ganga at Patna
Ganga joins with the mighty
river Brahmaputra in Goalunda Ghat in Bangladesh. People in Bangladesh call Brahmaputra as Jamuna. Together when they flow the name becomes Padma. Both together run 250 kms from this point to the sea. During this course the rivers Padma and Meghna join the great Indian river.
Sagar Island or Sagardwip in Ganges delta located about 100 km south of Kolkata is the meeting place of Ganga with the Bay of Bengal sea. In Giria in Murshidabad district of West Bengal Ganga divide into two distributaries Hooghly and Padma. The Padma flows into Bangladesh. It finally joins the sea at the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh.
Padma River
Hooghly River
Howrah bridge, distant view of
Vivekananda Sethu (below)

Satellite view of Padma river
Joins the river Brahmaputra
Hooghly River finally ends in sea
(Indebted to various web sources for the images and the data)

K V George

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