WORLD RELIGIONS

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: -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: -The world’s most sacred river-the Ganges-is also one of its dirtiest.