Source - A Journey to the source of the Ganges (40 images)

From the soaring peaks of the Himalayas to the flood plains of West Bengal, the river Ganges flows along on its epic journey of around 2500 kms. To travel the length of her takes you to some most auspicious and holiest of places for Hindus, allowing you to revel in both the physical and cosmological worlds. The River Ganges; or Maha Ganga as known by its millions of devotees not only provides the physical life line to a huge proportion of the population of India, it is also the spiritual vein...
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From the soaring peaks of the Himalayas to the flood plains of West Bengal, the river Ganges flows along on its epic journey of around 2500 kms. To travel the length of her takes you to some most auspicious and holiest of places for Hindus, allowing you to revel in both the physical and cosmological worlds. The River Ganges; or Maha Ganga as known by its millions of devotees not only provides the physical life line to a huge proportion of the population of India, it is also the spiritual vein which can save its devotees from the hardships of life. This is a journey full of contradiction, where color and vibrance go hand in hand the peace and serenity of one of the worlds most famous and important rivers.
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