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The Gaṅgā is the most sacred of Bharat's rivers, worshipped as a goddess whose waters purify all who bathe in them. Kāśī stands on her west bank, and the great tīrthas of the north are strung along her course.
2 sources
- Śāstra Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Itihāsa)
- Purāṇa Skanda Purāṇa, Kāśī Khaṇḍa
Sthala Purāṇa tradition
The Bāla Kāṇḍa of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa tells of Bhagīratha, whose austerities brought the heavenly Gaṅgā down to earth to redeem his ancestors; Śiva received her fall in his matted locks so the earth could bear her descent.
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- Śāstra Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Itihāsa)
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