River Ganga - Pride of India

Hello Kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Today we are going to talk about a very sacred river which is really the pride of India. Crores of pilgrims visit the holy places located along this river and you saw it right from the title - Ganga or Ganges. So, get geared up for this article. 

Route of Ganga

So, first, we will tell you the route of Ganga or you can say that the path of Ganga. Ganga or Ganges river basin flows through India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tibet (China). Most of it lies in India. It flows in the Bay of Bengal along with the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh where it makes a huge delta named Sunderban Delta, about which we will talk later in this article. Check out this map of the route of River Ganga.

Indian cities through which River Ganga flows

So, as most of the Ganga lies in India, there are many cities through which it passes. These cities are many times sacred or are industrialist cities. Many of them which are famous for these are:

1. Patna 

2. Kanpur 

3. Varanasi 

4. Prayagraj

5. Haridwar

6. Munger 

7. Mirzapur

8. Kolkata 

9. Bijnor

10. Howrah

11. Farrukhabad

12. Bithoor

13. Kannauj 

14. Katihar

15. Kasganj

Why is Ganga sacred?

So kids, as we told earlier in this article, Ganga is considered a very sacred river in India. According to Hinduism, Ganga is a goddess and the daughter of Lord Brahma. She came down to earth for washing out the sins of the ancestors of a Hindu king Bhagirath. She later married King Shantanu and gave birth to Bhishma, who later became one of the greatest warriors in Indian history. Today also, people believe that if they bathe in the holy river, all their sins will get washed out. According to Hinduism, before coming to earth, she started flowing from Lord Vishnu's feet but due to her great pressure which could cause havoc on Earth, she landed in the tangles of Lord Shiva's hair where she was released as streams and became the source of today's Ganga. 

Sunderban Delta

Sunderland delta about which we told you earlier too, is a mangrove forest area that is formed at the confluence of Bay of Bengal and the mixture of river Ganga and river Brahmaputra that merges with Ganga in the Indian mainland. It is the largest delta formed at the mouth of a river. It is widely known for the species of Bengal Tiger that is the national animal of India. It is a very fertile piece of land and is really rich in flora and fauna.

So kids, this article was up till here. We hope you enjoyed learning about River Ganga and its importance in India. For some time, we say bye to you but we will surely be back with more amazing and informative articles. Bye and Happy Learning Kids!