Name the two headstreams of the Ganga river?

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The Ganga river is formed by the joining of two headstreams, that is, the Bhagirathi river , which rises from the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas, and the Alaknanda river. These two rivers meet at Devprayag and take the name Ganga.

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