THE HOLY RIVER GANGES.

The ganga is the most valuable Rriver for Hindus. It also a life line to theMillons of indians.  Who live along its.
 It is worshipped as the goddes  Ganga in hinduism. The Ganga is the one of the Major river of the indian. The 2510km (1560m) rivers rises in the western Himalaya (Gngotri) in the uttarakhand state of the india. And drain into the bay of Bangal. It has been long consider a Holly River by Hindus and worshipped as the goddess  ganga in hinduism. it has also been  important historically, the ganga basin drain 10,0000 square km (39000sq m).
The average depth of river 52 feet (16m) and the maximum depth 100 feet (30m). The river has been declared the National River in 4nov 2008.
The river ganga originally existed in the haven, bhagirath a famous king, in seeking salvation for his ancestors who were cursed  by an oracle, performed penance and medicated compelling the goddess ganga to come down for earth a lock (jata) of hair of lord shiva making the earth fertile, pure and Free of all human sins.
The Ganga above all is the river of India. Which has held India's heart captive and drawn uncounted millions to her banks since the down of history. the of gangaa from her source to the sea, from old time to new is the story of the India civilization and culture, of the great and proud cites of adventures of man. The six longest headstreams and their five confluence are given both culture and geographical emphasis. The Alakananda river meet the Dhuliganga river at nandprayag , the Pindor river at the Karnaprayag and the mandakini river at the rudraprayag and finally the bhagirathi river at devprayag To  from mainstream , the Gangas. the bhagirathi is the source of stream. It rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier , at gaumuk at the elevation of 3892m (12769fet).
The two cites considered holiest in India, Varanasi and haridwar are situated on the banks of Ganges. These two cites and allahabad are famous for religious worshipped, as every 12 tear alternatively.
Kumbh mela (the largest religious fair in the world) is organized these cites. Allowing everyone to wash away their sins. The river Ganges is even mentioned in holy textbooks of hinduism, Rig Veda, which is predicted to be 4000 year old. Many families also consider keeping a vial of Ganges water in the house as auspicious and also necessary to give to a dying person to drink it.even scattering ashes over Ganges. of loved one me after their death is  custom to be  followed by everyone hindu, which is mandatory , as it is believed, this will help the dead attain salvation.
The city of varanasi is famous as the cremation ground for pious hindus. Among serval temples in varanasi, kashi , vishvanath, temple along the bank of the Ganga is believed to be very sacred.