Along the Ganges
Along the Ganges The River Ganges has a thousand names. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing and still sold to Hindus all over the world. Hindu priests regard it as…
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Along the Ganges
The River Ganges has a thousand names. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing and still sold to Hindus all over the world. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all.
He visited the great Hindu festivals and talked to those who warn of ecological disasters. Ilija Trojanow travelled along the Ganges, from the source, where it breaks free from the eternal ice in the Himalayas, to the great cities, by boat, by bus, on overcrowded trains. His colourful report describes a country between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity and the holy river that crosses it for hundreds of miles.