haridwar ghat and varanasi ghat
The river Ganges is only used by the Hindus for prayers and ritual bathing as it is considered as a Holy river by the Hindus
the river ganges is supposedly the holiest of the "holy trinity" of rivers in India.(the indus,the brahmaputra and the ganges..).. and yes even though the banks of the river are completely filled with piles of garbage and there are hundreds of mutilated bodies floating in it... it is still considered to be extremely pure and it is a longheld Hindu tradition of washing away all of your life sins by dipping your self in the holy ganges.... that is if you are willing to take the risk
the river ganges is supposedly the holiest of the "holy trinity" of rivers in India.(the indus,the brahmaputra and the ganges..).. and yes even though the banks of the river are completely filled with piles of garbage and there are hundreds of mutilated bodies floating in it... it is still considered to be extremely pure and it is a longheld Hindu tradition of washing away all of your life sins by dipping your self in the holy ganges.... that is if you are willing to take the risk
the river ganges is supposedly the holiest of the "holy trinity" of rivers in India.(the indus,the brahmaputra and the ganges..).. and yes even though the banks of the river are completely filled with piles of garbage and there are hundreds of mutilated bodies floating in it... it is still considered to be extremely pure and it is a longheld Hindu tradition of washing away all of your life sins by dipping your self in the holy ganges.... that is if you are willing to take the risk
The earliest known founders were the holy men (Rishis) upon whom the sacred scriptures, called the Four Vedas, were revealed on the banks of the Indus & Ganges rivers. This is said to have taken place in 5000 B.C.
In the Indian Language it is called the Ganga River. In America, they call it the Ganges.
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The Ganges river.
The Ganges River
Buddhists do not worship the Ganges, or any other thing or deity. Hindus believe that the Ganges is holy, but since I am not a Hindu I can not tell you why.
Abhishekha or "Sprinkling (bath) ablution" i.e., bathing the deity with the water - the holy water of Hinduism.
Though the Ganges River in India, is best known in the West, Hindus actually have seven rivers deemed holy places.