What is Ganges?
{{Infobox river | name = Ganges | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other =Ganga (India)<br>Padma (Bangladesh) | name_etymology = [[Ganga (goddess)]] <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = Varanasiganga.jpg | image_size = 300px | image_caption = The Ganges in [[Varanasi]] | map = Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins.jpg | map_size = | map_caption = Map of the combined drainage basins of the Ganges (yellow), Brahmaputra (violet) and Meghna (green) | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[India]] (as Ganga), [[Bangladesh]] (as [[Padma]]) | subdivision_type2 = Bhagirathi | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = Cities | subdivision_name5 = '''[[Uttarakhand]]''': [[Rishikesh]], [[Haridwar]] '''[[Uttar Pradesh]]''': [[Fatehgarh]], [[Bijnor]], [[Kannauj]], [[Bithoor]], [[Kasganj]], [[Kanpur]], [[Allahabad]], [[Mirzapur]], [[Varanasi]], [[Ghazipur]], [[Ballia]], [[Farrukhabad]], [[Narora]] '''[[Bihar]]''': [[Bhagalpur]], [[Patna]], [[Hajipur]], [[Katihar]], [[Munger]], [[Begusarai]] '''[[Jharkhand]]''': [[Sahibganj]] '''[[West Bengal]]''': [[Murshidabad]], [[Palashi|Plassey]], [[Nabadwip]], [[Shantipur]], [[Kolkata]], [[Baranagar]], [[Diamond Harbour]], [[Haldia]], [[Budge Budge]], [[Howrah]], [[Uluberia]], [[Barrackpore]] '''[[Delhi]]''': (''[[Yamuna]]'') tributary '''[[Rajshahi Division]]''': [[Rajshahi]], [[Pabna]], [[Ishwardi Upazila|Ishwardi]] '''[[Dhaka Division]]''': [[Dhaka]], [[Narayanganj]], [[Gazipur]], [[Munshiganj Sadar Upazila|Munshiganj]], [[Faridpur, Bangladesh|Faridpur]] '''[[Chittagong Division]]''': [[Chandpur Sadar Upazila|Chandpur]], [[Noakhali Sadar Upazila|Noakhali]] '''[[Barisal Division]]''': [[Bhola Sadar Upazila|Bhola]] <!---------------------- PH