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  2. Ganga (goddess) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Manichitrathazhu - Wikipedia

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    Bhagyalakshmi dubbed her voice for Ganga, while Durga gave voice to the character's alter-ego, Nagavalli. Nagavalli's voice is heard only in the minor part of the film compared to Ganga's. Durga was not credited in the film or its publicity material and until 2016, the popular belief was that Bhagyalakshmi solely dubbed both voices.

  4. Saint Seiya - Wikipedia

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    Unlike other territories, Saint Seiya did not succeed in North America, [68] [71] and DIC only dubbed forty episodes. [72] ADV Films licensed the home video rights to the series. They released the DIC-edited version and an uncut version of the show with English subtitles, [ 73 ] [ 74 ] which also included a new dub (with a different voice cast ...

  5. Makara - Wikipedia

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    Makara as the Vahana (vehicle) of the goddess Ganga. Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized:Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. [ 1 ] In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn. Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the god of the ocean, Varuna. [ 2 ]

  6. Bhagiratha - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Rivers in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Yamuna, or Yami, is the personification of the Yamuna river. She is described to be daughter of Surya, the sun god, and Saranyu, the cloud goddess. She is the goddess of life, and the twin of Yama, the god of the underworld. Her other sibling is Tapati, another river goddess. In later texts, she is known as Kalindi.

  8. Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens - Wikipedia

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    Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (Japanese: かんなぎ, Hepburn: Kannagi, lit. "Shrine Maiden"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi. The manga was serialized in Ichijinsha 's Comic Rex magazine from the January 2006 issue to the September 2017 issue. A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired ...

  9. Ganges - Wikipedia

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    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]