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Bhagirathi River is mythologically known to be the source stream for the Ganges River. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is the source stream for the Ganges River due to its length and discharge. The Alaknanda River, including its tributaries, is 664.5 km (412.9 mi) and the Bhagirathi River,
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stole the horse to prevent the ritual from being successful. Learning that the horse had disappeared, King Sagara sent his sixty thousand sons to look for it. They eventually found the horse at the ashram of sage Kapila. Thinking that sage Kapila had stolen the horse, the sons interrupted him while
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When Ganga descended, Bhagiratha took her through the mountains, foothills, the plains of India, and to the sea where she liberated the sixty thousand sons of King Sagara. Due to
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1503:Ganges : the many pasts of an Indian River
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2574:Indian Ocean
2558:Pulicat Lake
2528:Saiful Muluk
2513:Chilika Lake
2503:Pookode Lake
2488:Ganges Delta
2483:Ganges Basin
2321:
2240:Ganges Canal
2235:Ganges Basin
2076:Sahasradhara
1979:Satopanthtal
1964:Naukuchiatal
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850:Gangotri Dam
811:Coordinates
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2579:Arabian Sea
2538:Nizam Sagar
2523:Borith Lake
2493:Indus Delta
2327:Brahmaputra
2107:Dhauliganga
1891:Vasukiganga
1775:Dhauliganga
1731:Uttarakhand
1727:Hydrography
1288: /
1052: /
819:Karmoli Dam
677: /
572:tributaries
566:Tributaries
504:King Sagara
490:Mahabharata
475:Suryavamsha
467:Hindu texts
427:headstreams
423:Uttarakhand
333: /
297:Uttarakhand
230: /
142:Uttarakhand
103:Native name
32:headstreams
2699:Categories
2623:Categories
2548:Malampuzha
2533:Gosaikunda
2518:Lake Powai
2322:Bhagirathi
2064:Waterfalls
2035:Panchchuli
2010:Kalabaland
1855:Rishiganga
1845:Pushpawati
1755:Bhagirathi
1631:References
1276:78°28′50″E
1273:30°22′40″N
1106:Maneri Dam
1040:78°41′56″E
972:Harsil Dam
665:78°28′48″E
662:30°22′32″N
626:Uttarkashi
598:Kakora Gad
587:Jadh Ganga
548:headwaters
508:ashvamedha
493:, and the
479:Bhagiratha
415:Bhāgīrathī
364:Basin size
321:78°35′54″E
318:30°08′47″N
218:79°04′53″E
215:30°55′32″N
96:Bhagiratha
18:Bhagirathi
2684:Sri Lanka
2657:Sri Lanka
2646:Sri Lanka
2437:Sarasvati
2407:Mahananda
2209:Ram Jhula
2183:Dakpathar
2122:Koteshwar
2086:Vasudhara
2050:Satopanth
2015:Kedarnath
1934:Gaurikund
1924:Deoriatal
1919:Bhullatal
1865:Saraswati
1825:Nandakini
1820:Mandakini
1800:Jadhganga
1795:Goriganga
1760:Bhilangna
1745:Alaknanda
1416:cancelled
1383:cancelled
1315:operation
1248:operation
1238:Tehri Dam
1149:operation
1116:operation
1079:cancelled
1037:30°58′6″N
1011:cancelled
765:Megawatts
743:Tehri Dam
653:Tehri dam
646:Bhilangna
638:Old Tehri
622:Asi Ganga
612:Siyan Gad
461:Etymology
451:Devprayag
447:Alaknanda
443:hydrology
419:Himalayan
376:Discharge
293:Devprayag
87:Etymology
2680:Pakistan
2642:Pakistan
2609:Palk Bay
2498:Dal Lake
2412:Mahaweli
2402:Mahanadi
2362:Ghaghara
2347:Godavari
2188:Pashulok
2178:Bhimgoda
2166:Barrages
2152:Srinagar
2142:Ramganga
2000:Gangotri
1993:Glaciers
1974:Roopkund
1969:Pannatal
1959:Nainital
1954:Kedartal
1872:(Sarayu)
1850:Ramganga
1830:Nandhaur
1667:35036471
1649:58410561
580:Gangotri
517:Amshuman
484:Ramayana
435:Hinduism
198:Gangotri
192:, cow +
159:District
123:Location
115:Sanskrit
92:Sanskrit
2567:Coastal
2442:Sankosh
2422:Narmada
2392:Krishna
2352:Gandaki
2342:Damodar
2332:Chambal
2307:Bagmati
2197:Bridges
2127:Lakhwar
2040:Pindari
1949:Kanatal
1944:Homkund
1939:Hemkund
1929:Dodital
1914:Bhimtal
1860:Rispana
1805:Jahnavi
1684:4547622
1619:7 March
1584:8 April
1214:planned
1182:planned
980:planned
950:planned
920:planned
889:planned
858:planned
827:planned
552:Gaumukh
496:Puranas
473:of the
455:Garhwal
429:of the
186:Gaumukh
128:Country
108:भागीरथी
34:of the
2720:Ganges
2668:Bhutan
2467:Yamuna
2457:Sutlej
2447:Sharda
2417:Meghna
2382:Kaveri
2372:Jhelum
2357:Ganges
2337:Chenab
2245:Gomukh
2137:Maneri
2117:Kishau
2112:Ichari
2071:Kempty
1984:Sattal
1896:Yamuna
1876:Sharda
1840:Pindar
1790:Gomati
1780:Ganges
1765:Bindal
1738:Rivers
1682:
1665:
1647:
1575:
1318:612.50
1088:12.563
790:Status
716:Ganges
606:Harsil
542:Course
524:Brahma
471:Sagara
431:Ganges
379:
356:Length
281:Ganges
182:Source
149:Region
111:
36:Ganges
2676:Nepal
2672:India
2638:Nepal
2634:India
2462:Tapti
2427:Padma
2367:Indus
2317:Betwa
2147:Tehri
2102:Bhali
2081:Tiger
2045:Ralam
2030:Namik
2025:Milam
2020:Meola
2005:Kafni
1906:Lakes
1870:Sarju
1835:Nayar
1785:Gaula
1770:Darma
1613:(PDF)
1602:(PDF)
1437:Notes
1260:.8625
1257:1.634
1245:2,400
1242:260.5
1125:8.631
1091:1.378
1085:1,667
1082:1,665
1026:1.665
1020:13.85
1017:1,667
1014:2,147
636:near
624:near
616:Jhala
614:near
604:near
532:Ganga
528:Shiva
512:Indra
301:India
276:Mouth
194:mukha
138:State
132:India
67:ghats
2432:Ravi
2397:Luni
2387:Kosi
2377:Kali
2312:Beas
2230:Doab
2173:Asan
2095:Dams
2055:Sona
1886:Tons
1881:Song
1810:Kosi
1750:Baur
1680:OCLC
1663:OCLC
1645:OCLC
1621:2010
1586:2022
1573:ISBN
1344:82.5
1309:97.5
1211:22.5
1156:16.0
987:5.06
781:Name
751:Dams
644:The
600:and
546:The
526:and
413:The
2452:Son
1729:of
1565:doi
1413:530
1380:320
1347:195
1321:615
1312:400
1254:835
1251:830
1221:2.0
1146:304
1076:480
1023:.51
1008:600
977:210
917:380
896:1.1
865:5.2
834:8.6
824:140
808:RBL
805:TWL
802:TRT
799:HRT
796:MWL
793:FRL
769:MSL
590:at
465:In
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190:gau
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