because it is sacred and it is like your getting bapitized .
the Ganges river
people bathe in the ganges because it is a very holy river and it brings good luck to them in the future.
People could bathe and erase their sins in it.
People bathe in the Ganges River in India, obviously, as the majority of the river is located in India. People bathe there as followers of the Hindu religion believe it will purify them of any negative energy.
To bathe and remove sins and to lit a funreal pyre which also takes away all your sins.
While the Ganges River is sacred to Hindus, who believe it is a sign of holiness to bathe there, the river has experienced considerable pollution and as a result, it is a source of disease. While believers insist the Ganges is pure, in reality the Ganges contains a number of bacteria from all of the people who bathe and wash their clothes in the river: bathing in the Ganges has been known to spread such illnesses as gastrointestinal diseases, cholera, dysentery, and even typhoid.
Many hindus bathe in it because it is holy to them.
The River Ganges has been used to bathe in, to remove sins, it has been lit for funerals and that also removes sins!!!!! xxxxx
Ganga, is the holiest river. It is said to be appeared from heaven, for the people of India & it purifies the souls and washes away the sins.
hindus go to ganges because it is holy river as it starts from gangotri and they think that it is spiritual and they wash all there sins they have done and they think by this method they can live a better life .
its a river in india and they wash thier clothes in it bathe in it and they also sprinkle the ashes of dead relatives in it also
People believe that sins committed are absorbed by sacred river Ganges with one dip in it.