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Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा, IAST: Gaṅgā) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. Known by many names, Ganga is often depicted as a fair, beautiful woman, riding a divine crocodile-like creature called the makara. Some of the earliest mentions of Ganga are ...
The Ganges is the distilled lifeblood of the Hindu tradition, of its divinities, holy books, and enlightenment. [81] As such, her worship does not require the usual rites of invocation (avahana) at the beginning and dismissal (visarjana) at the end, required in the worship of other gods. [81]
Description 17th to 18th-century goddess Ganga sculpture, Musée Rodin, Paris.jpg. The River Ganges is symbolically represented as a goddess in many Hindu temples, including the earliest from mid-1st millennium CE that have survived. She stands on a makara, a mythical crocodile-fish-elephant-peacock icon. Typically with her on one side, Yamuna ...
Śruta (son), Haṃsī (daughter) Dynasty. Suryavamsha. Bhagiratha (Sanskrit: भगीरथ, IAST: Bhagīratha) is a legendary king of the Ikshvaku dynasty in Hindu literature. He is best known for his legend of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hindu river goddess Ganga, from heaven upon the earth, by performing a penance.
In Hinduism, rivers are often personified as deities. In the Rigveda, there are mentions of holy rivers such as the Sarasvati. The river Ganges is considered to be most sacred, and is also personified as the goddess Ganga. Most of the rivers are represented in female form, [1] with the notable exception of Brahmaputra, which is considered to be ...
Ganga Dussehra. Ganga Dussehra, also known as Gangavataran, is a Hindu festival celebrating the avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is believed by Hindus that the holy river Ganges descended from heaven to earth on this day. [1] Ganga Dussehra takes place on Dashami (10th day) of the waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu calendar month ...
Ganga Rani (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐐𑑄𑐐𑐵 𑐬𑐵𑐣𑐷 ) or Ganga Maharani, also known as Ganga Devi was a queen of Bhaktapur first as the consort of Vishva Malla and later as the ruler who in October 1558 took control of the throne and alongside her two sons co-ruled the Kingdom of Bhaktapur for a significant time. [1][2][3] Ganga Rani ...
The Western Ganga Dynasty ruled large parts of southern Karnataka from the fourth century CE till the late tenth century CE with their regal capital initially at Kolar (then called as Kuvalala) and later at Talakad in Mysore district, Karnataka. The origin of the Ganga clan prior to the fourth century is shrouded in legends and myths.