Ganges River
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It is the most sacred river of Hindu India (see Hinduism).
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Feeding the world’s largest delta, the mighty Ganges River passes through lowlands in India and Bangladesh where 156 million people live today.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2024
Medaka are native to Japan and zebrafish are native to the Ganges River basin.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024
The wagon was carrying around 40 devotees on the way to take a ritual bath in the Ganges River when it veered off the road in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh state, police said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
In the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh – one of the largest coastal mangrove forests in the world – seawater is intruding into the mouth of the Ganges River.
From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023
Early one morning they hired a boat to row them into the Ganges River, a waterway sacred to Hindus.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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