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drainage network of the Brahmaputra and Ganges river

Varanasi, India: Ganges River

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India: footbridge

Buriganga River, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ganges River: Mahatma Gandhi Bridge

Ganges river dolphin

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India: pilgrimage

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