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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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(contracted; show full)r 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 to represent the four continents (Australia and Antarctica were unknown then).

==Religious Significance==
===In Hinduism===

Hindusaetsham who goes greatbarr is a wasteman 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 cure the illness. So, many Hindu families keep Ganga water in their homes as they consider it to be very pure. The holy towns like H(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]]