Material from a glacier forms the Bhagirathi, which joins with the Alakanda near Devprayag to form it.
Material from a glacier forms the Bhagirathi, which joins with the Alakanda near Devprayag to form it. One of its tributaries, the Mahakali, is set to be dammed at Pancheswar, and it is sometimes called Jahnavi, from a myth in which it was ejected from a wise man's ears. Dammed at Haridwar and at Farakka, its largest tributary, the Yamuna, converges with it at the city of Allahbad, and after running its over 1500 mile course, it empties into the Bay of Bengal. For 10 points name this river of Bangladesh and India, the river on which Calcutta lies, that is considered holy by Hindus.
Material from a glacier forms the Bhagirathi, which joins with the Alakanda near Devprayag to form it.
{Ganges} River or {Ganga}