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A major tributary of the Ganges, rising in the Indian Himalayas and flowing past the cities of Delhi and Agra, where the Taj Mahal stands on its banks, before joining the Ganges at Allahabad. It is sacred in Hindu tradition and heavily used for irrigation and drinking water across northern India.

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