GANESA

Hindu god, patron of pees represented with elephant’s river of India; rises in ranges of Him a lay as under name of Bhagirathi, and at junction with Alaknanda takes name of Ganges; flows with generally S.E. course and enters Bay of Bengal by one of Jargest deltas in world; most important channels, Hugli on W., Meghua on E.; length of main stream, about 1500 miles, greater part of which is navigable; chief tributaries, Jumna, Son, RamJamuna, and Attri; on its banks are many great cities, including Calcutta, Cawnpore.