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"The Ganga, especially, is the river
of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined
her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her
victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's
age long culture and civilization, ever changing , ever flowing,
and yet ever the same Ganga." -
Jawaharlal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India
Here are some Interesting facts on the River Ganga - MOST worshipped
River in India - The MOST sacred River of India
The Ganges is the MOST sacred river to Hindus.
The Ganges is the MOST worshipped holy river in India.
The Ganges is the MOST worshipped holy river in the World.
Size of the river: 2,525 sq km
Holy Ganga River is the longest river of India and one
of the longest river in the world.
Source: Gaumukh (Gangotri Glacier) at 4,100 metres above sea
level
Ganga basin: More than one million square km (1,060,000 sq.km)
States through Holy Ganga Passes - Flows : Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Delhi.
Tributaries of Holy Ganga : Betwa, Chambal, Damodar, Gandak,
Ganga, Ghaghra, Gomti, Hindon, Kali, Khan, Kosi, Kshipra, Ramganga,
and Yamuna.
Population Holy Ganga supports : 43 percent of the population
(448.3 million as per 2001 census).
The water from the Holy Ganges has healing properties and can
cure even the deadliest of diseases.
Holy Ganga Major site for Pilgrimage in India.
Holy Ganga is Major site for River Rafting in India.
Hindus consider the waters of the Ganges to be both pure and
purifying. Though the Ganges has become polluted, it still remains
a religious icon of the world
The Ganga, deified by Hindus and intrinsic to its literature
and lore while providing water to over 43 percent of India’s
population in 11 states. River Ganga is about 1557 miles
long (2506 km). The Ganges basin is about 200 to 400 miles (322
to 644 km) wide. The river Ganga originates at Gangotri glacier
on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, some 14, 000 feet above
sea level. River Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join each other at
Devprayag to form River Ganga. Major pilgrimage places on River
Ganga are- Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi and Prayag (Allahabad).
The mouth of River Ganga forms a vast delta, the Sundarban delta
(the largest delta in the world). There are two major dams on
the Ganga. One at Haridwar and the other dam is a part of the
hydroelectric project at Farakka.
National Highway 58, between Delhi and Mana Pass passes through
Haridwar connecting it with Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzzafarnagar,
Roorkee and Badrinath and National Highway 74 originating from
Haridwar connects it with Kashipur, Kichha, Nagina, Pilibhit
and Bareilly. Distance from Delhi to Haridwar is around 200
kms.
Maa Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri Haridwar
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