Gangā

Gangā

(Gangä in Sanskrit), it is the longest sacred river of northern India (3,000 km) and has its source in the heights of the Himalayas (up to 6 600m).

(Gangä in Sanskrit), it is the longest sacred river of northern India (3,000 km) and has its source in the heights of the Himalayas (up to 6 600m).
Gangā in mythology is the daughter of the Queen Menakâ and Himavant, the King of the Himalayas. 

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