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The branch of the Ganga which flows southward through West Bengal is known as ______.
The branch of the Ganga which flows southward through West Bengal is known as ______.
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The correct option is B Bhagirathi-Hooghly
- The Hooghly River or the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, called 'Ganga' traditionally, is an approximately 260-kilometre-long (160 mi) distributary of the Ganga river in West Bengal.
- Just south of Jahangirpur it leaves the Ganges area and flows south past Jiaganj Azimganj, Murshidabad, and Baharampur.
- In its upper reaches the river is generally known as the Bhāgirathi, until it reaches Hooghly.
- Like the rest of the Ganges, the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly is considered sacred to Hindus, and its water is considered holy.
- The Hooghly River or the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, called 'Ganga' traditionally, is an approximately 260-kilometre-long (160 mi) distributary of the Ganga river in West Bengal.
- Just south of Jahangirpur it leaves the Ganges area and flows south past Jiaganj Azimganj, Murshidabad, and Baharampur.
- In its upper reaches the river is generally known as the Bhāgirathi, until it reaches Hooghly.
- Like the rest of the Ganges, the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly is considered sacred to Hindus, and its water is considered holy.
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