The
Goddess Ganga, representing the river Ganga is generally shown white in color
holding in her right hand a water lily and in her left hand a lute. Purans
declare that the sight, the name and the touch of Ganga take away all sins and
that bathing in Ganga bestows blessings of the highest order. The cremation of
dead body at the banks of Ganga and the immersion of the remains of a dead in
its water after cremation elsewhere is considered propitious. Gangajal, the
water of Ganga is very sacred and is used for many religious ceremonies. Those
who die within specified limits of Ganga, called Gangakshetra are believed to
go to the heavenly world and all their sins washed away.
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