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Several rivers in India are considered to be sacred. Do you think there is a purpose behind calling them ‘ sacred ’?

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Answered by shivakumar0820
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Bathing also has religious significance, especially in rivers considered sacred. Covering the vast geographical area these rivers have been an important reason for the rural prosperity of India. ... It is also an important religious site for Hindus. Banyan. The world's most sacred river—the Ganges—is also one of its dirtiest. ... GANGA JAL—HOLLY WATER.” For many Hindus the world over, nothing is more holy or pure than Ganga jal, or water from the Ganges. In Hinduism, the river Ganges is considered sacred and is personified as the goddess Gaṅgā. She is worshiped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death), and that the water of the Ganges is considered very pure.

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