THREAD: For more than 1,700 miles, the Ganges flows across the plains like a timeline of India’s past, nourishing an extraordinary wealth of life. AP photographer @AltafQadriAP spent months collecting images from its banks.http://apne.ws/PQDj0WL
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And over the past 40-some years, the Gangotri Glacier — source of almost half the Ganges' water — has been receding at an increasingly frightening pace, now losing about 22 meters per year.pic.twitter.com/UxG4IYhfys
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At times, officials try to fix things but vast stretches of it remain dangerously unhealthy. Still, to Hindus, the river remains religiously pure. SEE the complete photo gallery: http://apne.ws/7xlhWon pic.twitter.com/lDKnYd01ln
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Such nasty people.
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That doesn't sound like a Mother
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Yet still, people are booking Carnival river cruises there because of the great deals their offering.
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Good god....
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