Ganges

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The Ganges is a major river in northern India that is considered sacred in Hinduism and supports hundreds of millions of people along its basin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
sacred river
associatedFestival Kumbh Mela
basinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
basinSize about 1,000,000 square kilometers
confluenceLocation Allahabad
surface form: Prayagraj
confluenceWith Yamuna
conservationProgram Namami Gange
considered purifying
country India
culturalSignificance national river of India
deltaName Sundarbans
dischargeLocation Bay of Bengal
environmentalIssue industrial waste
sewage contamination
water pollution
flowsThrough People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
formsDeltaWith Brahmaputra
surface form: Brahmaputra River
hasDeityForm Ganges self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ganga
length about 2525 kilometers
locatedIn South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

South Asia
majorCityOnRiver Allahabad
Haridwar
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

Varanasi
mentionedIn Hindu scriptures
mouthLocation Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
surface form: Ganges Delta
partOf Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
religionSignificance Hinduism
sacredTo Hinduism
surface form: Hindus
sourceLocation Gangotri Glacier
Uttarakhand
Himalayas
surface form: Western Himalayas
supportsPopulation hundreds of millions of people
tributary Ghaghara
surface form: Gandak

Ghaghara
Kosi
Son River
Yamuna
usedFor cremation rites
drinking water
fishing
irrigation
pilgrimage
ritual bathing
transportation
worshippedAs goddess

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Haridwar locatedOnRiver Ganges
Ganges of the South comparedTo Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Jamuna mouth Ganges
Jamuna tributaryOf Ganges
Jamuna River confluenceWith Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Bihar hasRiver Ganges
Samastipur district traversedByRiver Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Dakshin Ganga associatedWithDeity Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga
Dakshin Ganga analogousTo Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga River
Dakshin Ganga etymologyComponent Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga refers to the Ganges River
Doab locatedBetween Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Doab riverOnEast Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Kashi Vishwanath Temple associatedWithRiver Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga
Dehradun locatedBetween Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Bengal Subah majorRiver Ganges
Gomti flowsInto Ganges
Gomti tributaryOf Ganges
Son River mouth Ganges
Son River tributaryOf Ganges
Son River partOf Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges river system
Koshi River mouth Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Koshi River tributaryOf Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Gandaki River mouth Ganges
Gandaki River tributaryOf Ganges
Gandaki River partOf Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River system
Karnali River tributaryOf Ganges
Patna locatedOnRiver Ganges
Fountain of the Four Rivers depicts Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Garhwal traversedBy Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga River
Belur Math locatedOn Ganges
Bhojpur district traversedBy Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga River
Ulupi metArjunaAt Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga river
Purvanchal hasRiver Ganges
Jantar Mantar, Varanasi locatedNear Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Ganga Sagar locatedAtConfluenceOf Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
trishula alsoAssociatedWith Ganges
subject surface form: Trishula
this entity surface form: Ganga
Ganga Aarti primaryDeity Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga
Ganga Aarti performedAt Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganges River
Magh Mela locatedOnRiver Ganges
Magh Mela associatedWithDeity Ganges
this entity surface form: Ganga