Where does river Ganga originate? In Hindu tradition, it begins at Gangotri. But hydrologically, its main stem actually begins at Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers unite.
1. Bholanath Sevashram temple, Haridwar
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2. Har ki Pauri Ghat, Haridwar
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3. Locales of Sundarbans
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4. Mangrove and river in Sundarbans
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5. Fields of Charan Ganga
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6. A typical landscape in the delta of Sunderbans
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7. Coins of rulers of the Magadha Empire (ca 600-32 BC)
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8. Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar
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9. Temple at Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara, Bihar
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10. The sacred bathing ghat at Haridwar, by George Strahan
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11. The Chalis Satun, or Hall of Forty Pillars, Allahabad
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12. Dasasamadhi Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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13. The Chowk, and the main street of Patna, 1814-15.
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14. Buddha in Sarnath Museum
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15. Stupas around the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath
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16. Lord Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey
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17. Manikarnika Cremation Ghat, Varanasi
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18. Painting of The Last Voyage by Weeks Edwin Lord
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19. The Triveni Sangam, confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers
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20. The Kumbh Mela bathing ceremony, Prayagraj
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21. Ganges Delta
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22. Bengal Sultanate and the neighbouring kingdoms (1525 CE)
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23. Miniature painting of Emperor Akbar celebrates the Mughal conquest of Bengal
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24. Place of Battle of Plassey, Murshidabad
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25. Map of British India, after Clive and Wellesley
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26. Shah Alam conveying the grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive
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27. Hindu priest in the Ganges, Varanasi, India
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