MOTHER GANGES - GANGAA MAATHAA
The river starts in an ice cave on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, some 10,300 feet (3,140 meters) above sea level.
It flows eastward and empties into the Bay of Bengal. Its mouths forms a vast delta. At the delta it is joined by the southward flowing Brahmaputra River. Their combined delta is the largest in the world
The delta begins more than 200 miles (322 kilometers) from the Bay of Bengal and lies mostly in Bangladesh. It is largely a tangled swampland
Origin of the Ganges ( Simplified )
Gangotri is one of the holiest sites of pilgrimage in the Himalayas. The River Ganges is the holiest river,she is considered to be a goddess and is one of the consorts of Lord Siva. The River Ganges, popularly known as Mother Ganges, was the mother of Bhishma, the great hero of the Mahabharata.
The Ganges is known as the river of heaven because she agreed to come down from there to earth. She flowed through the matted locks of Lord Siva in order to break down her force; otherwise the earth would have been shattered by her direct impact. According to vedic Scripture, she was brought down from heaven by a king named Bhagiratha in order to purify the ashes of his ancestors.
Gangotri is significant as this is where Bhagiratha performed his austerities to bring down Mother Ganges. Over the past 5000 years, the glacier has receded 19 km from Gangotri to present day Gaumukha (Cow’s Mouth).
The river starts in an ice cave on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, some 10,300 feet (3,140 meters) above sea level.
It flows eastward and empties into the Bay of Bengal. Its mouths forms a vast delta. At the delta it is joined by the southward flowing Brahmaputra River. Their combined delta is the largest in the world
The delta begins more than 200 miles (322 kilometers) from the Bay of Bengal and lies mostly in Bangladesh. It is largely a tangled swampland
Origin of the Ganges ( Simplified )
Gangotri is one of the holiest sites of pilgrimage in the Himalayas. The River Ganges is the holiest river,she is considered to be a goddess and is one of the consorts of Lord Siva. The River Ganges, popularly known as Mother Ganges, was the mother of Bhishma, the great hero of the Mahabharata.
The Ganges is known as the river of heaven because she agreed to come down from there to earth. She flowed through the matted locks of Lord Siva in order to break down her force; otherwise the earth would have been shattered by her direct impact. According to vedic Scripture, she was brought down from heaven by a king named Bhagiratha in order to purify the ashes of his ancestors.
Gangotri is significant as this is where Bhagiratha performed his austerities to bring down Mother Ganges. Over the past 5000 years, the glacier has receded 19 km from Gangotri to present day Gaumukha (Cow’s Mouth).
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