GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Indus
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Ganges
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Nile
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Brahamaputra
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges (Ganga) River runs through northern India and is sacred to those who follow Hinduism. More than four hundred million people in India live in the area that feeds the river, known as the Ganges River Basin.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ganges has been revered from the earliest times and today is regarded as the holiest of rivers by Hindus. Places of Hindu pilgrimage, called tirthas, that are situated on the Ganges have particular significance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aside from providing drinking water and irrigating fields, the Ganges River is extremely important to India’s Hindu population for religious reasons as well. The Ganges River is considered their most sacred river, and it is worshiped as the goddess Ganga Ma or “Mother Ganges."