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{{Geobox
|River
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|name            = Ganges
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|map             = GangesValley&Plain.jpg
|map_caption         = A map showing the course of the Ganges and its tributaries
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Possibly the first European Traveler to mention the Ganges was [[Megasthenes]] (ca. 350 – 290 BCE). In Rome's [[Piazza Navona]], ''[[Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi]]'' (fountain of the four rivers) was designed by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] and built in 1651. Th art-work symbolizes four of the world's great rivers (the Ganges, the [[Nile]], the [[Danube]], and the [[Río de la Plata]]), which is 
tosuck represent the four continents (Australia and Antarctica were unknown then).

==Religious Significance==
===In Hinduism===
Hindus regard the Ganges as not only a river but also a mother, a goddess, a tradition, a culture and much more. In [[Hinduism]] it is considered holy to take a [[pilgrimage]] to the Ganges and take a dip. This leads to more illness, adding to the death toll. Many Hindus believe that bathing in the Ganga can purify a person's soul of all past sins, some believe that it can also cur(contracted; show full)[[uk:Ганг]]
[[ur:دریائے گنگا]]
[[vi:Sông Hằng]]
[[war:Ganges]]
[[yi:גאנגעס]]
[[zh-yue:恆河]]
[[bat-smg:Gangs]]
[[zh:恒河]]