The Ganges River stretches some 1,500 miles through India. It's a beloved river, with great economic and religious significance. Millions of Hindus bathe in the river at special sites. But the Ganges, known locally as Ganga, is also polluted. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, we listen to some of the stories of the 400 million or so people who live and work alongside the Ganges River, day in and day out.

The Ganges River in India is known locally as Ganga. It's a grand, majestic waterway, but also a murky soup of chemical and human waste, trash, and dead animals. There are even human cadavers from traditional funeral ceremonies. We continue with the stories of some of the 400 million people who live and work alongside the Ganges River.