Question

explain origin, myths, rituals and modern challenges related to river ganga

Answer 1

Ganga is a sacred river which is supposed to have come from the heaven after King Bhagirath underwent strict penance for thousand of years to please Brahma, the father of Ganga. His sixty thousand uncles were cursed by the Saint  Kapila and they could be liberated by the Ganga's holy water only. When pleased with Bhagirath's tapa, Brahma asked him to propitiate Lord Krishna as the flow of the Ganga to earth might bring massive destruction and Shiv was the only capable of holding that downward flow. After a year's tapasya in which Bhagirrath lived just on air, Lord Shiva was pleased and he agreed to hold the Ganga's flow in his matted locks. (dreadlocks).  Since Bhagirath was instrumental in bringing Ganga down to the earth, the river is called Bhagirathi till it meets Alaknanda in Devprayag. When the Ganga flowed Bhagirath's sixty thousand uncles could attain moksha. 

There are many rituals which are preferred to be held on the banks of the river Ganga. The funeral ashes are released in Ganga to liberate the soul of the deceased. Bathing in the holy water of the river is said to be auspicious and it released one from the sins he/she has committed. A prayer to liberate one's ancestors is also performed along the ghats of Ganga.

Due to the rituals and growing urbanization and industrialization, the river has become dirty and the water carries many harmful bacteria which make it non-potable. Domestic as well as industrial wastes are let out into the river which further pollutes it. The government has started Ganga Action Plan which aims at restoring the sanctity of the river water.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Ganga is a sacrosanct river which should have originated from the paradise in the wake of King Bhagirath experienced strict compensation for thousand of years to please Brahma, the father of Ganga. His sixty thousand uncles were reviled by the Saint Kapila and they could be freed by the Ganga's holy water as it were.

At the point when satisfied with Bhagirath's tapa, Brahma requesting that he satisfy Lord Krishna as the flow of the Ganga to earth may bring enormous decimation and Shiv was the main equipped for holding that descending stream. Following a year's tapasya in which Bhagirrath lived just on air, Lord Shiva was satisfied and he consented to hold the Ganga's stream in his tangled locks. (dreadlocks).

Since Bhagirath was instrumental in conveying Ganga down to the earth, the waterway is called Bhagirathi till it meets Alaknanda in Devprayag. At the point when the Ganga streamed Bhagirath's sixty thousand uncles could attain moksha.

There are numerous rituals which are wanted to be held on the banks of the river Ganga. The burial ashes are discharged in Ganga to free the spirit of the perished. Showering in the sacred water of the stream is said to be propitious and it discharged one from the transgressions he/she has submitted. A petition to free one's precursors is additionally performed along the ghats of Ganga.