FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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It is a major tourist attraction.
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It is a major transport route through the country
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It is a spiritual place where sins are cleansed.
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It has no significance at all.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hindus also believe that the Ganges’ divine waters purify those who immerse themselves in her. It is even said that a single drop of Ganges water, carried by the wind over a great distance, can cleanse a lifetime of sins. In cities along the river, daily dips are an important ritual among the faithful.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ganges. The Ganges River is most sacred in the Hindu tradition. It is understood as the personification of the Goddess Ganga. Hindu belief holds that bathing in the river on certain occasions causes the forgiveness of transgressions and helps attain salvation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The only river in India that has spiritual significance is the Ganges. The Upanishads asserted that repeating the sound of OM is key to meditation that leads to moksha. There are two classic Hindu social classes, upper and lower.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Hinduism, rivers are often personified as deities. In the Rigveda, there are mentions of holy rivers such as the Sarasvati. The river Ganges is considered to be most sacred, and is personified as the goddess Ganga.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ganga (Sanskrit: or , romanized: Gaṅgā) is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. Known by many names, Ganga is often depicted as a fair, beautiful woman, riding a divine crocodile-like creature called the makara.