Essay in 1000 words on India's river
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Additional Research: Ganges River Omo Tribe Ganges River In Hindu culture, there are many famous rivers that we hold dear because of their spiritual significance. Ganga is one of them. Let's take a closer look at where this great river starts from. It all begins at the Gangotri Glacier, a huge area of ice (five by fifteen miles), at the foothills of the Himalayas (13,000 ft) in northern Uttar Pradesh. This glacier is the source of the river Bhagirathi, which joins with the river Alaknanda to form the might river Ganga at the rocky canyon-carved town of Devprayag. The Ganges basin is India's widest and most heavily populated region. In the western part of the Gangetic Plain, the river provides water for crops through a wide canal…show more content…
The government of Uttar Pradesh is lax about water pollution issues, so this problem continues. The web site also mentioned large amounts of human waste being dumped in the river. This is a strange way for Hindus to treat a river that they consider to be sacred! In fairness, we must mention that before the 45-day Ardh Kumbh Mela festival in January of 2007, Hindu holy men forced the powers that be to add clean water into the Ganges, according to a Feb. 18, 2009 article in BBC News. As a nation that is quickly becoming industrialized, India needs electric power. They have built a hydro-electricity project near the source of the Ganges River. Opponents believe that dams would cause severe damage to the environment, and rob the river of its cultural and religious significance. Hindu Pilgrimage Devout Hindus make the pilgrimage to places like Allahabad and Varanasi. Most of the unreached people groups that we pray for this month are represented between these two cities along the Ganges River. These people come with the false hope of finding forgiveness for their sins, yet they are increasing God’s wrath by putting their faith in false gods, works and rituals. They hope to break the cycle of reincarnation, in hopes of reaching nirvana, the closest Hindu equivalent to heaven.