NEET BIOLOGY

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. A river basin is a region that is drained by a river, such as the Ganges, and any of its tributaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Winding 1, 560 miles across northern India, from the Himalaya Mountains to the Indian Ocean, the Ganges River is not a sacred place: it is a sacred entity. Known as Ganga Ma-Mother Ganges-the river is revered as a goddess whose purity cleanses the sins of the faithful and aids the dead on their path toward heaven.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ganges. The Ganges River is most sacred in the Hindu tradition. It is understood as the personification of the Goddess Ganga. Hindu belief holds that bathing in the river on certain occasions causes the forgiveness of transgressions and helps attain salvation.

Detailed explanation-4: -While Hinduism is a global religion, most Hindus-nearly one billion-live in India. In fact, Hindu goddesses are often a part of the Indian geographical landscape. This includes the deified river: the Ganges.

Detailed explanation-5: -Not far from Haridwar, at Piran Kaliyar, the water of the Ganga is being venerated for its spiritual power by Muslim devotees visiting the Sufi saint’s shrine. Talking to The Pioneer, the Manglaur MLA Qazi Nizamuddin said that the Ganga river has always been a symbol of the nation’s cultural heritage.