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Photographs of the Ganga / Ganges / Padma River
in the Sub-continent of India
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of Ganga ( Ganges ) River
at Gangotri
in the Indian Himalaya The Ganges is one of the major rivers of the Indian sub-continent flowing east through northern India into Bangladesh. The 2,510km ( 1,560 miles ) long river rises in the western Himalaya and drains into the Bay of Bengal. It is considered a holy river by Hindus and worshipped as the goddess Ganga. |
 Goddess
Ganga
mounted on the Makara |
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of Ganga ( Ganges ) River
at Gangotri in the Indian Himalaya |
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of Ganga ( Ganges ) River
at Gangotri Glacier in the Indian Himalaya |
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of Ganga ( Ganges )
River
in the Indian Himalaya |
 Ganga
( Ganges )
River
in the Indian Himalaya |
Ganga
( Ganges )
River
in the Indian Himalaya |
 Ganga ( Ganges ) River in Garwhal Region of the |
Meditating beside Ganga ( Ganges ) River in Garwhal Region of the |
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 Ganga (
Ganges ) River
in India |
 Bathing in
the Ganga (
Ganges ) River in India
Hindus believe bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates liberation from the cycle of life and death. Hindus travel long distances to immerse the ashes of their kin in the waters of the Ganga. Hindus believe that if they do not go to the Ganges then they will not go to heaven. Snaan / Snan is an early morning Holy Bath for Hindus |
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 Kumbh Mela
at the Ganga ( Ganges ) River in India The Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage when Hindus gather at the Ganges river. |
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Bathing in India
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 River
Bathing in India
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 Children
bathing in India
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 Doing the
Washing
in the Ganges in India |
 Ganga (
Ganges ) River in India
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Hardinge
Railway Bridge over the Padma River |
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 Map of the
Ganga / Ganges / Padma River
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