The headwaters of the river Ganga is called ______.

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 07 Dec 2022 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Bhagirathi.

Key Points

The Gangotri Glacier feeds the "Bhagirathi," Ganga's headwaters.
At Devaprayag in Uttarakhand, the Alaknanda joins it.
The Ganga leaves the mountains and enters the plains in Haridwar.
A number of significant rivers, including the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, and the Kosi, join the Ganga from the Himalayas.
The Ganges is thought to have its origins in the Bhagirathi in Hindu mythology and culture.

Additional Information

Mandakini
- In the Indian state of Uttarakhand, the Mandakini River is a tributary of the Alaknanda River.
- The river emerges from the Chorabari Glacier and flows for around 81 kilometres (50 miles) between the Rudraprayag and Sonprayag regions.
- The river passes past the Hindu shrine Madhyamaheshwar at Ukhimath before joining the river Songanga at Sonprayag.
Alaknanda
- The Alaknanda is one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the principal river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.
- It originates in the Himalayas and flows through the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
- Due to its longer length and flow, the Alaknanda is regarded as the Ganges' source stream in hydrology; yet, in Hindu tradition and culture, the Bhagirathi, the other headstream, is regarded as the source stream.