Pradesh, Garewal and the Kumayuns and then, there are the snow peaks, Pine forests, and the dense settlement of zealous and hardworking human population, their culture, traditions and their folklores. The passage of the Ganges from Haridwar is through the plain lands. In the region of this passage are Kanpur; Allahabad; Moinpur and Varanasi. The vast picturesque landscape of Uttar Pradesh alongwith its cultural prosperity enriches Indian music and one can discover the face of true Indian lifestyle through the chronicles of its folklores. The Ganges then passes through the state of Bihar which was once the heart of religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. As the river streams and surges though the soil of Bihar it witnesses the ruins of the classical ‘Gupta’ dynasty and religious monuments which strike a chord in our memoirs reminding us of various sagas. The folklores born in the winds of this region have acquired a special importance in Indian culture. Folklores of Bihar like the ‘Purbi ’; ‘Birahi ’; ‘Chaita’; ‘Kajri ’; ‘Bhikari Thakurer Gaan’ are to name a few which augment the treasure of Indian folklore.
The course of the voyager Ganges voyaging through the state of Bihar then arrives at West Bengal.
In Bengal, alongside the Ganges amidst the concentration of population has flourished ancient communities and boroughs like ‘Behrampur’; ‘Murshidabad’ and ‘Krishnanagar’, to name a few. Bengal’s very own ‘Keertan’ was composed with the influence of the religion ‘Vaishnavism’ at Navadweep and Shantipur. In the banks of the Ganges in Bengal come ‘Hali Shohor’; Dil Ramprasadi and Dakshineshwar’s ‘Shyama Sangeet’. The Ganges then flows by the cultural capital of