A Conflux, also known as a Confluence is the meeting of two or more Bodies of Water. It refers either to the point where a Tributary joins a Larger River, called the Main Stem or where two Streams meet to become...
India is planning on investing around $3 billion in cleaning the river Ganges, which flows through northern India and Bangladesh. Currently, around 50 percent of Delhi's raw sewage flows straigt into the Ganges. ...
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Mother Ganga. That is what 450 million Indians dependent on river Ganga (Ganges) for their life calls this 2510 km long river. Considered as a holy river and goddess who can washes away all...
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An invitation was a blessing in disguise to embark on a Journey to Parmarth Niketan Ashram and was accepted gladly, not for any religious reasons, but out of sheer admiration and reverence for the mighty River...
"Man becomes pure by the touch of the water, or by consuming it, or by expressing its name": Lord Vishnu (describing Ma Ganga, the divine goddess) in the Sanscrit poem Ramayana. ...
It's a reflection. Reflection of your mind. Have some fresh air just after the sunset. Standing beside the river Ganges take a deep breath. You can feel the eternal sunshine of your mind. Throw everything out from...
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A collection of gurus in India have issued an ultimatum in the Indian government to clean up the terribly polluted Ganges, or face protests and political ruin.The group is called Ganga Raksha Manch, which is...
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Latest News;Delhi Prof. G.D. Aggarwal leading environmentalist who has taken up the cause of saving Ganges from the rampant construction of Hydel Projects on the river By the State and the central...
"At least 40 people have been injured in religious clashes on a remote delta island in India's eastern state of West Bengal, police say. Fifteen of those injured in the clashes on Sagar island, at the confluence of the Ganges and the sea, were policemen. Supporters of the...
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mythology
The Hindus believe that king Bhageerath son of King Dileep, Ikshvaku dynasty was main architect in bringing ganga down to the earth.
As the story goes-Bhageerath ancestors (Sagars) on their...
The most sacred river of India is the Ganges, which Hindus literally
believe flows from heaven to earth for the purification of all whom ...
all » its waters touch. To the Hindu the Ganges is divinity in the...
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The following article is a chilling reminder of the potential effects of global climate change. The Tibetan Plateau, often thought of as a beautiful place, but not one of global economic significance, actually has a huge potential impact on the global economy as its glaciers...
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The Ardh Kumbh, or Half Grand Pitcher Festival is in the midst of growing protests by Holy Men who want the River Ganges cleaned up. The festival takes place along the river banks in Allahbad, India, lasting...
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