RELIGIONS
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In addition to providing water for Indian agriculture, the Ganges River remains important to India becauseit is
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an unofficial boundary between the Hindus and Muslims
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the birthplace of Hindu civilization
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a sacred river for the Hindu population
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the only source of Indian hydroelectric power
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganga River is considered to be the most holy river as hindus believe that it is the literal body of Goddess Ganga, a deity who descended to earth to purify souls and release them from samsara, the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cultivated area of the Ganges valley in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar benefits from a system of irrigation canals that has increased the production of such cash crops as sugarcane, cotton, and oilseeds. The older canals are mainly in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab (doab meaning “land between two rivers”).
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