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Considered to be the most sacred of all rivers, the Ganga is regarded as a purifier of sins, giver of health and fortune, and bestower of salvation, her flowing waters create a natural beauty, which induces contemplation, peace and serenity.

 

Hindu devotees seek her blessings at all times. The symbolic meta identities that Ganga embodies are founded on its unique geological features. Rich in minerals, her waters remain pure inspite of the pollution that surrounds it today. All through history, the beauty, magnificence and splendour of Ganga have been eulogised by India’s greatest saints, poets, philosophers  and writers.

 

The Ganga embodies an entire theology in her silent currents. Kalidasa described her as, or the liquid essence of Lord Shiva (shambhorambhormayimurti), saint Ramakrishna said Ganga waters reflect the Supreme Brahman, the absolute principle in the form of water. Legend holds that Ganga existed in the heavens as the star Paladeus as a divine stream - as ambhas or the causal waters of creation in the Milky Way. Beyond the heavens, supported by cosmic space, she is known as Akasha Ganga. She was brought down to the earth by sage Bhagiratha. Her mighty currents swept through the worlds, until Shiva held her in his matted locks.

This perennial river, old as the mountains, emerging as a thin icy trickle, gushes through the deep Shivalik gorges shaped by mountain crests and elevated plains to Haridwar, also called the “Gate of the Ganga”. The river then rolls eastwards, where, she breaks out into the plains, the Prayaga, where she joins the rivers, Yamuna and Sarasvati, to Kashi, where she runs through the north as if turning its course to its source. In its easterly course, the Ganga collecting water of the Yamuna, the Gomati, the Gagra, the Sarada, the Gandaki, the Sone, the Kosi, the river rolls southeast into northern plaine and merges into the Bay of Bengal.

 

Makkuni, R., & Khanna, M., Banaras: Living, Dying and Transformation in Banaras, 2003.

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The song writes about the state of the pollution of the River Ganges, especially the dirt and toxic elements that one measures in the river Ganges especially as she flows across the holy city, Varanasi. Varanasi is considered to be a projection of Lord Shiva. 

The song offers messages to designers about how to transform the dirt into a sustainable resource, hence transform Ganges into Gold!

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Goddess asks Mahamaya to sing to save the rivers!

Many of the Bacteria found in the river are resistant to Antibiotics.

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Goddess looks into her lens and is appalled by the pollution!

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