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the Ganges
noun
uk /ˈɡæn.dʒiːz/ us /ˈɡæn.dʒiːz/
a major river in India and Bangladesh, and one of the longest rivers in the world:
This pure water is mingled with the sacred waters of the Ganges.
The sewage from towns and cities along the Ganges is used for irrigation by small farmers.
The red sand in Mahabharata was actually brought from the banks of the Ganges.
These expenditures cover a large number of water pollution abatement projects contributing to cleaning up the Ganges.
But a great fire during the occasion caused them to throw the statue into the Ganges.
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