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Ganges
{{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)|tributary_right4      =
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|image            = Ganga-Haridwar.png
|image_size         = 250
|image_caption        = The Ganges in [[Haridwar]]
}}

The '''Ganges''' (English pronunciation: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez
; ), also called the '''Ganga''' (Sanskrit: गङ्गा Hindi: गंगा Urdu: گنگا Ganga IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː]  ( listen); Bengali: গঙ্গা Gônga), is the second largest river on the Indian subcontinent by discharge. Ganges [[river]] is named after a Hindu goddess called Ganga. Geographists to Historians and Mythologists regard Ganges as the heart of Indian culture, tradition and living.

==Geography==
(contracted; show full){{Commonscat|Ganges River}}

[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:Rivers of Bangladesh]]

{{Link FA|hi}}
{{Link FA|uk}}
{{Link GA|uk}}