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===Tourism===
Tourism is another related activity. Three towns holy to Hinduism—Haridwar, Prayagraj, and Varanasi—attract millions of pilgrims to its waters to take a dip in the Ganges, which is believed to cleanse oneself of sins and help attain salvation. The rapids of the Ganges are also popular for [[rafting|river rafting]] in the town of Rishikesh, attracting adventure seekers in the summer months. Several cities such as Kanpur, Kolkata and Patna have also developed riverfront walkways along the banks to attract tourists.<ref name=Behteri1>{{cite news|author=Sushovan Sircar|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140311/jsp/calcutta/story_18037449.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424060712/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140311/jsp/calcutta/story_18037449.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2014|title=Take a walk along the Hooghly|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=11 March 2014|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=Behteri3>{{cite news|author=Piyush Kumar Tripathi|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130803/jsp/bihar/story_17188971.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424210840/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130803/jsp/bihar/story_17188971.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2014|title=Funds flow for riverfront project|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=3 August 2013|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=Behteri2>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ganga-pathway-to-be-complete-in-three-years/articleshow/34068161.cms|title=Ganga pathway to be complete in three years|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 April 2014|access-date=24 April 2014|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914064419/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ganga-pathway-to-be-complete-in-three-years/articleshow/34068161.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Central-govt-approval-to-KDAs-riverfront-development-project/articleshow/45304859.cms |title=Central govt approval to KDA's riverfront development project |newspaper=The Times of India |date=28 November 2014 |publisher=The Times of India Mobile Site |access-date=7 August 2016 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622080137/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/central-govt-approval-to-kdas-riverfront-development-project/articleshow/45304859.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>