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The Ganga , additionally Ganges  is a trans-limit stream of Asia which moves through the countries of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) stream ascends in the western Himalayas in the Indian condition of Uttarakhand, and streams south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it purges into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third biggest stream on the planet by release. The Ganges is the most holy waterway to Hindus. It is additionally a life saver to a huge number of Indians who live along its course and rely on upon it for their day by day needs.It is revered as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has likewise been critical truly, with numerous previous common or supreme capitals, (for example, Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Munger, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Kolkata) situated on its banks. The Ganges was positioned as the fifth most dirtied stream of the world in 2007. Contamination undermines people, as well as more than 140 fish species, 90 land and water proficient species and the jeopardized Ganges waterway dolphin.The Ganga Action Plan, an ecological activity to tidy up the stream, has been a noteworthy disappointment in this manner far,because of defilement, absence of specialized expertise, poor natural planning, and absence of backing from religious authorities.

The name "Ganges", finishing in "- es", came to English through Latin from Ancient Greek sources, especially from records of Alexander the Great's wars, which entered India.