ganges
গঙ্গা
definition
noun
a river in northern India and Bangladesh that rises in the Himalayas and flows southwest for about 1,678 miles (2,700 km) to the Bay of Bengal, where it forms the world's largest delta. The river is regarded by Hindus as sacred.
translation of 'Ganges '
noun
গঙ্গানদী,
গঙ্গ,
গঙ্গা,
ভাগীরথী
example
By 5.30 a.m. the many village ponds, with their ancient terracotta faced temples perched by the side turn a pale gold as the priest walks down the steps stirring up the ancient 'Gangetic' silt.
Our group of tourists and Nepalese had gathered to raft a distance of around 80 kilometres, descending from the middle hills of the Himalayas towards the 'Gangetic' plains.
This masterpiece of lentils came from Central Asia to the hills of the North West Frontier and then to the 'Gangetic' plains, taking and absorbing from different cooks and ingredients along the way.
These include the Aravallis, the Central Forest Belt, the East coast, the Eastern Ghats, the 'Gangetic' plains, Northeastern India, the Shivaliks, the Western Ghats, west coast and the western Himalayas.
Your journey has taken you from Montreal to the shores of Calcutta, up river to the arid 'Gangetic' plain, from New Delhi and Jaipur to the Deccan plateau and, finally, to the isle of Bombay at the edge of the Arabian Sea.
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