गंगा
भारताची सर्वात पवित्र नदी
भौगोलिक तपशील
मूलभूत माहिती
- स्रोत: \n
- गंगोत्री हिमनदी, उत्तराखंड
- लांबी: \n
- 2,525 किमी
- खोरे क्षेत्र: \n
- 10,86,000 चौ.किमी
- तोंड: \n
- बंगालचा उपसागर
- राज्ये: \n
- उत्तराखंड, यूपी, बिहार, झारखंड, पश्चिम बंगाल
पवित्र भूगोल
- • Gangotri: Source and sacred shrine
- • Haridwar: Gateway to the plains
- • Rishikesh: Yoga capital of the world
- • Allahabad: Confluence with Yamuna
- • Varanasi: Holiest city on Ganga
- • Ganga Sagar: Meeting with the ocean
प्रमुख उपनद्या
उजव्या काठाच्या उपनद्या
- Yamuna: The largest tributary, joins at Allahabad
- Son: Major tributary in Bihar
- Punpun: Flows through Bihar
डाव्या काठाच्या उपनद्या
- Ramganga: Joins in Uttar Pradesh
- Gomti: Flows through Lucknow
- Gandak: Originates in Nepal
- Kosi: Known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"
सांस्कृतिक आणि धार्मिक महत्त्व
हिंदू परंपरेत
Ganga is revered as a goddess in Hindu tradition. According to mythology, she descended from heaven to earth through the matted locks of Lord Shiva to purify the souls of King Bhagiratha's ancestors. The river is considered the most sacred, and a dip in its waters is believed to wash away sins and grant moksha (liberation).
पवित्र सण
- • Kumbh Mela: World's largest religious gathering
- • Ganga Aarti: Daily evening prayers
- • Ganga Dussehra: Celebrates Ganga's descent
- • Kartik Purnima: Sacred bathing day
आध्यात्मिक प्रथा
- • Sacred Bath: Purification of sins
- • Ganga Jal: Holy water for rituals
- • Asthi Visarjan: Immersion of ashes
- • Meditation: Spiritual contemplation by the banks
शास्त्रीय संदर्भ
Rig Veda 10.75
"इमं मे गङ्गे यमुने सरस्वति शुतुद्रि स्तोमं सचता परुष्ण्या"
"Listen to this my praise, O Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati..." - The first mention of Ganga in Vedic literature.
Bhagavata Purana
"The water of the Ganga is always pure and sacred. It purifies all sins and grants liberation to those who bathe in it with devotion."
Skanda Purana
"Among all rivers, Ganga is the most sacred. She is the path to heaven and the destroyer of sins."
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