My Trip On The Ganges River :: essays research papers

My Trip on the gang up River     About 2 weeks ago I went on an exciting trip along the Ganges River. Inthis letter Ill tell you all about it. It turns out that the Ganges has itsbeginning in an ice cave 10,300 feet above sea level in the snow-coveredHimalayan Mountains of northern India. From there, the river flows towards thesoutheast and goes through East Pakistan, for about 1,557 miles. Ganges Riverthen empties into the Bay of Bengal. Several tributary rivers, including theJumna, Rmganga, Gumti, Gogra, Son, and Kusi also add to the waters of the Ganges.     As I was going past the Bay of Bengal I noticed some people with severesicknesses and crippled bathing in the Ganges River. My guide told me that toIndians, Ganges River is sacred and people believe that the touch of its waterwill cure some diseases. I was shocked to find out that people even go to thatriver to die in hope that they will go to paradise. I should point out that therive r is only sacred to Hindis. It was interesting to find out that each year,thousands of Hindu pilgrims visit such holy cities as Benares and Allahabadalong the banks of the Ganges. They go there just to bathe in the river and totake home some of its water.     The Ganges River is so important to the Indians that they call it "GangaMata" or Mother Ganges. It is also the greatest waterway in India and one of thelargest in the world. Temples line the riverbank, and stairways, called ghats,lead down to the water. I am enclosing one of the pictures I took of the GangesRiver.     The river is an important trade place. Its valley is fertile and denselypopulated. Some of Indias largest cities like Calcutta, Howrah, Patna, Benares,Allahabad, and Cawnpore are located on the river. Indias capital, juvenile Delhi, ison one of its tributaries, the Jumna. The Ganges River however, isnt as