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  2. Ganges - Wikipedia

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    Ganga is a consort to all three major male deities of Hinduism. [81] As Brahma's partner she always travels with him in the form of water in his kamandalu (water-pot). [81] She is also Vishnu's consort. [81] Not only does she emanate from his foot as Vishnupadi in the avatarana story, but is also, with Sarasvati and Lakshmi, one of his co-wives ...

  3. 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.

  4. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Sacred Ganga: The epithet Gangadhara, "Bearer of the river Ganga" (Ganges). The Ganga flows from the matted hair of Shiva. The Ganga flows from the matted hair of Shiva. [ 226 ] [ 227 ] The Gaṅgā (Ganga), one of the major rivers of the country, is said to have made her abode in Shiva's hair.

  5. Rivers in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Brahma ordered her to deposit the Vadavagni in the western ocean. Saraswati agreed, and accompanied by Ganga, she left Brahmaloka, and arrived at Sage Uttanka's ashrama. There, she met Shiva, who had decided to carry Ganga. He gave the Vadavagni in a pot to Saraswati, and told her to originate from the plaksha tree. Saraswati merged with the ...

  6. Gomti River - Wikipedia

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    The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganges.According to Hindu belief, the river is the daughter of Rishi Vashishtha and bathing in the Gomti on Ekadashi (the 11th day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can wash away sins. [1]

  7. Brahmaputra River - Wikipedia

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    In the 1998 flood which had an unusually long duration from July to September, claimed 918 human lives and was responsible for damaging 1,600 km (990 mi) of roads and 6,000 km (3,700 mi) embankments, and affecting 6,000 km 2 (2,300 sq mi) of standing crops. The 2004 floods, over 25% of the population of Bangladesh or 36 million people, were ...

  8. The History Behind the Gingerbread Man - AOL

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    The gingerbread man we all have come to know, love and adore started to take flight. To learn more about gingerbread, check out our slideshow above! Related articles. AOL.

  9. Devprayag - Wikipedia

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    Devprayag (Deva prayāga) is a town and a nagar panchayat, near New Tehri city in Tehri Garhwal District [1] [2] in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.