Diwali Festival of Lights Ganges River

The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North India, receiving the right-bank tributary, the Yamuna, which also rises in the western Indian Himalayas, and seve…
The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It flows south and east through the Gangetic plain of North India, receiving the right-bank tributary, the Yamuna, which also rises in the western Indian Himalayas, and several left-bank tributaries from Nepal that account for the bulk of its flow. In West Bengal state, India, a feeder canal taking off from its right bank diverts 50% of its flow southwards, artificially connecting it to the Hooghly River. The Ganges continues into Bangladesh, its name changing to the Padma. It is then joined by the Jamuna, the lower stream of the Brahmaputra, and eventually the Meghna, forming the major estuary of the Ganges Delta, and emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system is the second-largest river on earth by discharge.
  • Etymology: Ganga (goddess)
  • Country: Nepal, India (as Ganga), Bangladesh (as Padma)
  • Cities: Uttarakhand: Rishikesh, Haridwar · Uttar Pradesh: Bijnor, Fatehgarh, Kannauj, Hardoi, Bithoor, Kanpur, Lucknow (Gomti tributary), Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Narora · Bihar: Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Patna, Vaishali, Munger, Khagaria, Katihar · Jharkhand: Sahibganj · West Bengal: Murshidabad, Palashi, Nabadwip, Shantipur, Kolkata, Serampore, Chinsurah, Baranagar, Diamond Harbour, Haldia, Budge Budge, Howrah, Uluberia, Barrackpore · Delhi: (Yamuna) tributary · Rajshahi Division: Rajshahi, Pabna, Ishwardi · Dhaka Division: Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Faridpur · Chittagong Division: Chandpur, Noakhali · Barisal Division: Bhola
  • Source: Confluence at Devprayag, Uttarakhand of the Alaknanda river (the source stream in hydrology because of its greater length) and the Bhagirathi river (the source stream in Hindu tradition). The headwaters of the river include: Mandakini, Nandakini, Pindar and the Dhauliganga, all tributaries of the Alaknanda.
  • Mouth: Bay of Bengal
  • Length: 2,525 km (1,569 mi)
  • Basin size: 1,999,000 km² (772,000 sq mi)

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