Re:Ganges River: India's dying mother
by orthoganol on Thursday May 12, 2016 @08:53PM
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Having 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.
Re:Ganges River: India's dying mother
by piyush_soni on Friday May 13, 2016 @07:13AM
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Yes, 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.
ummmm no.
Re:Ganges River: India's dying mother
by jkdkfgkhlkhsdfg on Thursday May 12, 2016 @09:01PM
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ummmm...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.
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.