The River Ganges
is also known as the River Ganga which serves as the holiest river in any
religion. It’s deemed to be a “holy river” because it is considered as an
important deity in the practice of Hinduism. It is respectfully referred to as “Ganga
Maiya” (Mother Ganga) by its worshippers.
Hindus believe
the myths that surround the river and sanctify it as a goddess. They viewed the
goddess Ganga as a beautiful woman wearing a white crown with a water lily and
water pot in her hands, and saw her as riding on her pet crocodile. Hindus
generally believed that all prayers offered to the river would multiply because
of the holiness of the “Ganga Maiya.”
