Question

cultrural tradation of river

Answer 1

Water plays an important role in a variety of Cultures and religious practices prevalent in this world.The role of water constitutes one of the most remarkable aspects of Indian religious life.Hindu religion is often described as ” SANATANA DHARMA “.The practice of bathing in a river is an unusual example of the continuance of an ancient tradition and hence I can refer to the practice of ‘ TIRTHA SNAAN ‘ as “SANATANA” in its origin.Simply touching water is a purifying gesture in the Vedas.Pilgrimages(TIRTHA YATRAS) to holy rivers(TIRTHA) was already known in Vedic and Epic times and it remains extremely popular up to the present day.In fact,my impression is that the practice has become more popular and a far greater number of people are participating due to the availability of modern time conveniences for travel and lodging.The news media consistently report that our river festivals such as “KUMBH MELA” and “PUSHKARAMS”have established world records as the largest gathering of human beings upon this earth in one single day and for one single purpose.The sacredness of a place is often due to the sanctity it derives from its location on the bank of a holy river(TIRTHA STHAN or TIRTHA KSHETRA).The following verse is an example of such belief.The simple act of remembering the various places that River Ganges traverses through,would be equivalent to the worship of all Gods and would bestow great blessings(PUNYA).

Answer 2

There are many traditions wich inculde river in hinduism we use water as gods amruth