It is also the most sacred river for the Hindus in India.
It is a Himalayan river as it originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri Glacier in the Western Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
After the confluence at Dev Prayag, where it is joined by Alaknanda, it is known as Ganga.
Thereafter, it starts a journey of 2525 km in which it flows through the Gangetic plains and the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal where it ends its journey by merging or falling into the Bay of Bengal.
The primary tributaries of Ganga include Yamuna, Gomti, Son, Gandak, Ghaghara, and Koshi.
The river Ganga along with its tributaries is known as Ganges River System.
