Explore The Oceanarium - THE Ganges

An image of our Ganges Exhibit showing versatile fish species

The Ganges is one of the world’s great rivers. Its valley stretches across northern India and Bangladesh from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal.

Its rice and other crops feed most of India and Bangladesh, where it is known as the Padma. The river is also an important trade artery.

The Ganges is about 1,557 miles long with its source in an ice cave on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, some 10,300 feet (3,140 meters) above sea level. From there it flows eastward until it empties into the Bay of Bengal.

Millions of Hindus venerate the Ganges as a ‘life-giving river’ because their crops depend on its waters. To them the Ganges is sacred; known affectionately as Ganga Mia, meaning ‘Mother Ganges’. They also believe that bathing in its waters washes away sin and to die on its banks assures eternal peace to the soul. In holy cities like Varanasi and Allahabad temples crowd the riverbanks.

From them ghats, or steps, lead down to the water. Pilgrims go down to bathe or to fill little bottles with the sacred water. Some are burning ghats where the dead are cremated and their ashes scattered on the Ganges.

Some of the species you will find in our Ganges display are:

Barbs
Snake necked turtles
Loaches

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