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"Hindus revere the Ganges as a god. They believe she came down from heaven to cleanse the Earth, and that bathing in her waters can wash away a person’s sins."
by jkdkfgkhlkhsdfg 10y ago
"Hindus revere the Ganges as a god. They believe she came down from heaven to cleanse the Earth, and that bathing in her waters can wash away a person’s sins."
What a bunch of bullshit by some random westerner who does not understand jack shit.
It is quite common knowledge that in the divine sense of Ganga, she originates from the dreadlocks of Lord Shiva and thus is a manifestation of purity in some sense. Mount Kailash is generally understood as the abode of The Destroyer (of evil).
Do write about the pathetic state in which the river is in. That is being factual. Don't bring in the religious angle. That is just stepping into territory that is very difficult to grasp from a western perspective.
- azm 10y agoummmm no. http://www.ancient.eu/Ganges/ http://www.ancient.eu/Ganges/
- jkdkfgkhlkhsdfg 10y agoummmm...yes. ancient.eu. That is just one myth. I have heard atleast 2-3 from my paati. They are all stories. That is what the author/you doesn't/don't get. edit: lol...someone butthurt and downvoting.
- orthoganol 10y agoHaving just spent some time at Varanasi, it is definitely widely believed bathing in the river and having your cremated ashes thrown in it has religious benefits. In just 1 day over 200 people were cremated at a temple close to where we were staying to have their ashes dumped in the river. I think it would be hard to just ignore the religious angle.
- sp332 10y agoActually it was the Swami who was quoted as saying "People think Ganga can take care of my sins".
- piyush_soni 10y agoYes, it was a mistake to call it god, but I think that can be excused. At least almost every religious Hindu still believes that bathing in Ganges can wash away his/her sins, so that part is correct. Bringing religious angle is important here to show that it should be even more important for us to keep it clean.