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THE LARGEST RIVER OF INDIA. THE GANGA. The word ganga means flows. Ganga also has indian and sanskrit origins and is the name of the goddess Ganga, who is the personification of the river Ganges that flows through india and bangladesh. Ganga is the goddess of purification and forgivness and is often depicted as a very beautiful women.

The Ganges flows from south and east from the himalayas, forming a canyon as it leaves the mountain. it winds its way through northen india, eventually emptying into the bay of bengal. The ganga originated as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glaciers in the himalayas at the elevation of about 7010m in uttrakashi district of uttrakhand and flows for a total length of about 2525 km uo to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal through the former main course of bhagirathi - Hooghly. The ganga river mainly passes through the states of uttrakhand, uttar pradesh , Bihar , Jharkhand and West Bengal.

According to hindu scripture, Devprayag is the sacred place of merging of two visible heavenlu rivers , Alaknanda and Bhagirathi , to form the holy Ganges.