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The River Ganges
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The Background of the River Ganges The most sacred river of the Hindus, the Ganges flows 2,510 km (1,560 miles) from the southern parts of the Himalayas in Northern India, to its mouth into the Bay of Bengal at Bangladesh's Meghna estuary. Hindu pilgrims bathe in the Ganges' waters to purify themselves of sin. Water from the river is also given to the dying as a final act of purification for over 2000 years. Millions flock to the river to rid themselves of sin. However, deforestation and industrial waste has led to loss of animals' around the rivers habitat and now there is not much left of the Ganges that is clean. The major tributaries of the Ganges are the Brahmaputra, which joins the Ganges near its mouth in Bangladesh; the yamuna, Gogra, Gandak and Kosi rivers also join up to the Ganges. The Ganges basin is India's main site of agriculture...
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