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 Bangladesh
India
basinSize about 1,000,000 square kilometers
confluenceLocation Prayagraj
linked to: Allahabad
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 Bangladesh
India
formsDeltaWith Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra
hasDeityForm Ganga
linked to: Ganges
length about 2525 kilometers
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

South Asia
majorCityOnRiver Allahabad
Haridwar
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

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

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

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India containsRiver Ganges
Asia containsRiver Ganges
Hinduism hasSacredGeography Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
Ganges hasDeityForm Ganga
linked to: Ganges
Bengal traversedByRiver Ganges
Himalayas sourceOf Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
South Asia hasMajorRiver Ganges
Yamuna tributaryOf Ganges
Yamuna confluenceWith Ganges at Prayagraj
linked to: Ganges
Northern India hasMajorRiver Ganges
subject linked to: northern India
Bay of Bengal receivesRiver Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
Shiva associatedWith Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
Kanpur locatedOnRiver Ganges
Kanpur locatedOnRiver Ganga
linked to: Ganges
Kashi locatedOnRiver Ganges
Gangotri Glacier sourceOf upper Ganges River system
linked to: Ganges
Kumbh Mela heldAtRiver Ganges
Arrah locatedNearRiver Ganges
Varanasi locatedOnRiver Ganges
Ghaghara tributaryOf Ganges
Ghaghara majorTributaryOf Ganges
Ghaghara mouth Ganges
Ghaghara partOf Ganges River System
linked to: Ganges
Ghaghara flowsInto Ganges
Kosi tributaryOf Ganges
Kosi mouth Ganges
Kosi partOf Ganges River system
linked to: Ganges
Allahabad locatedOnRiver Ganges
Namami Gange river Ganga
linked to: Ganges
Namami Gange targetEcosystem Ganga river basin
linked to: Ganges
Mirzapur locatedOnRiver Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
Hooghly River source Ganges
West Bengal majorRiver Ganges
subject linked to: Indian state of West Bengal
Eastern India hasMajorRiver Ganges
subject linked to: eastern India
Uttarakhand river Ganges
Meghna River isDistributaryOf Ganges River
subject linked to: Meghna
linked to: Ganges
Indo-Gangetic Plain formedBy Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
Indo-Gangetic Plain drainageBasin Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges
Indo-Gangetic Plain riverSystem Ganges River system
linked to: Ganges
Hathni Kund Barrage riverSystem Ganges river system
linked to: Ganges
Rohilkhand riverBasin Ganges