Rivers and Life
Season 1 • Episode 2: Ganges • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: Ganges
February 1, 2009 • 52 min
The Ganges is the most spiritually revered river on Earth. For Hindus, Mother Ganga is a sacred spirit to be worshipped. It rises in an ice-cave in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal. The holy river is a source of cleansing for sins, a place of purification. But the Ganges has become so badly polluted that it is dangerous to bathe in it let alone to drink from it.
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