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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. Eastern Ganga dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Eastern Ganga dynasty (also known as Purba Gangas, Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas) were a large medieval era Indian royal Hindu dynasty that reigned from Kalinga from as early as the 5th century to the mid 20th century. [7][8] Eastern Gangas ruled much of the modern region of Odisha in three different phases by the passage of time, known as ...

  4. 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]

  5. 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.

  6. Ganga Rani - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Origin of the Western Ganga Dynasty - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Narasingha Deva I - Wikipedia

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    Religion. Hindu. Gajapati Langula Narasingha Deva I was an Eastern Ganga monarch and a warrior of the Kalinga region who reigned from 1238 CE to 1264 CE. [1][2] He defeated the Muslim forces of Bengal who constantly threatened the Eastern Ganga dynasty's rule over his kingdom of Kalinga from the times of his father Anangabhima Deva III. [3]

  9. Western Ganga dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Old Kannada inscription of c. 726 CE, discovered in Talakad, from the rule of King Shivamara I or Sripurusha. Ganga Dynasty emblem on a 10th-century copper plate. Western Ganga was an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka in India which lasted from about 350 to 1000 CE. They are known as "Western Gangas" to distinguish them from the ...