Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा, IAST: Gaṅgā) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness...

Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindus. It is worshipped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. The Ganges is threatened by severe pollution. This not...

(formerly Ganga), a 2012 Telugu film directed by Gopichand Malineni Ganga (2015 film), a Kannada film directed by Sai Prakash Ganga (goddess), the Hindu...

goddess grew angry with her as well, accusing her of disloyalty towards her. She cursed Lakshmi to be born as the Tulasi plant upon the earth. Ganga,...

Ganges is considered to be most sacred, and is also personified as the goddess Ganga. Most of the rivers are represented in female form, with the notable...

celebrates Ganga Dussehra today, devotees to take holy dip". JagranPost. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016. Eck, Diana (1998), "Gangā: The Goddess Ganges...

Dham, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Vindhyavasini, situated on the bank of river Ganga at Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh...

Devout Hindus Revere River as 'Goddess'". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2014. "48 industrial units polluting Ganga asked to close down". Patrika...

3,100 metres (10,200 ft). According to a popular Hindu legend, the goddess Ganga descended here when Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of...

of bringing the sacred river Ganges, personified as the Hindu river goddess Ganga, from heaven upon the earth, by performing a penance. King Sagara, the...

Gangamma or the Goddess Ganga, who is also considered to have manifested on Earth as the River Ganga and an incarnation of Shakti. A popular Goddess in India...

rivers of India, namely: Ganga, the Goddess of the Ganges River. Yamuna, the Goddess of the Yamuna River. Saraswati, the divine Goddess of knowledge and wisdom...

more than a million earthen lamps (diyas) in honour of Ganga, the Ganges, and its presiding goddess. Mythologically, the gods are believed to descend to...

the Goddess Ganga. Each ministry has its lantern adorned with colorful lights and sets off fireworks to celebrate the river's rich glory. The goddess originates...

creation (Sarga) Birth of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva Lakshmi, Saraswati and Ganga (goddess) mutually curse each other and descend them on Bharatavarsha. Description...

1988, p. 42. Wilkins 2001, pp. 300–301. In the Ramayana, the river goddess Ganga is the first daughter and the elder sister of Parvati (Wilkins 2001...

iconographic depiction is seen on temple doorjambs, paired with that of Ganga (the goddess of the Ganges), since the Gupta era. The Agni Purana describes Yamuna...

comes out of hiding and was killed by Goddess Gangamma for the LokaKalyanam (well being of all people). Ganga Jatara, the folk festival of Tirupati,...

Ganga puja is a religious festival of the northeastern state of Tripura in India. The tribal Tripuri people worship the Goddess of the river, and pray...

are temples dedicated to other gods as well, including Lord Hanuman, Goddess Ganga, and Lord Ganesh along the Grand Bassin. During Shivaratri, around half...

leads. Based on Vijay Singh's first novel Jaya Ganga, In Search Of the River Goddess (French:Jaya Ganga, le Gange et son double) Penguin Delhi/London 1985...

Kumari, Kumari Devi, or the Living Goddess is the tradition of worshipping a chosen virgin as manifestations of the divine female energy or Shakti in...

She appeared in the Colors TV show Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran as the goddess Ganga. In 2015, Sharma began her television career with &TV's Dilli Wali Thakur...

Western Ganga was an important ruling dynasty of ancient Karnataka in India which lasted from about 350 to 999 CE. They are known as "Western Gangas" to distinguish...

opposite Aakash Ahuja in Thapki Pyaar Ki 2. In 2023, Bansal played Goddess Ganga in Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav. Since January 2024, Bansal is seen...

Kumbha: After the Makara, Ganga's most distinctive sculptural feature is the full vase, first appearing with the river goddess on the same Varaha cave frieze...

and chanting prayers to Surya, the goddess Ganga appeared after receiving a curse from Brahma at Satyaloka. Ganga came and sat on the right lap of Pratipa...

the legends of the supreme goddess of Hinduism, Mahadevi, and her manifestation as the goddesses Sati, Parvati, Kali, and Ganga. The work is regarded to...

fishermen before the start of fishing in Andhra region. Bonalu Tirupati Ganga Jatara "All set for Gangamma Jatara today". The Times of India. 12 May 2009...

bank of the north flowing Ganga located ten kilometres away from Kahalgaon. This is also the confluence point of the Ganga and Kosi rivers. According...