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title: "What are the most amazing facts about the Ganga river?"  
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# What are the most amazing facts about the Ganga river?

What are the most amazing facts about the Ganga river?

## Answers

### Answer by Vaishali Aneja

**River** [**Ganga**](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/74/territorial-army-assigned-to-clean-ganga) **is about 1557miles long (2506 KM). The Ganges basin is about 200 to 400 miles ( 322 to 644Km) wide. The river Ganga originates at Gangotri glacier on the southern slopes of the Himalayas , some 14,000 feet above sea level . River Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join each other at Devprayag to form River Ganga .**

The Ganga river is one of the largest and by far the most important [rivers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81946/world-rivers-day-2020-time-to-recognize-these-water-bodies) in India .She has been a symbol of India's age long culture and civilization , ever changing , ever flowing , and yet ever the same Ganga .

River Ganga is its culture and religious significant in India . It's not just a river ; it's considered sacred by millions of Hindus who believe that bathing in its waters can cleanse them of their sins.

River Ganga is its biodiversity . Despite facing pollution challenges , it supports a rich ecosystem with a variety of aquatic species , including endangered Ganges river dolphins, freshwater turtle , and various type of fish.

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