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# [Where RAGs Fail - A Beginner Friendly Guide to Reliable RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)](https://bcapathshala.hashnode.dev/where-rags-fail-a-beginner-friendly-guide-to-reliable-rag?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What RAG is, why it’s safer than plain LLMs, common failure modes, hallucination risks, and practical fixes you can use today

Aug 23, 2025 · 9 min read · bcapathshala.hashnode.dev  
Updated Aug 26, 2025  
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[Saurav Pratap Singh](https://hashnode.com/@saurav26)

[Aug 25, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/where-rags-fail-a-beginner-friendly-guide-to-reliable-rag/68a96d1e74b915fc20273d09/comment/68abeceaf041033c79a1841a)

That was a lot of information, it's great.