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GANGA AND ITS KARISHMA-

A. Ganga, the most sacred river in India which is worshipped throughout the country due to its divinity, is believed to have emerged from the locks of Lord Shiva after having descended from heaven in an attempt to bless mankind and wash away all their sins while leading a mortal life on earth. Ganga, a river which is believed to liberate a soul off all its sacrileges trails in its original form from Devprayag an reaches the apex of its glory at Varanasi in Kashi or Benaras, the city attributed to Lord Shiva.

B. The sacred River Ganga begins in its new form when the peacefully gliding Alaknanda joins the Bhaghirathi at its meeting point called the Sangam in Devprayag. It is at this point i.e the emergence of Ganga from the confluence of Alaknanada and Bhagirathi, that sages involved in deep penances take a dip in the holy icy-cold water of the Ganges so as to satiate their souls and reach the point of meditative bliss. A dip here not only rejuvenates the mind, body and soul of the devotee, but it even takes one to a high where one feels a close connectivity with the Almighty himself. Such is its opulence and impact that this Ganga trail experience can prove to be turning point in anyone’s life who experiences it physically.

C. The obeisance paid to Ganga at Devprayag is just the beginning to a majestic experience of eternal bliss. There is much more to this divine river which one experiences at Rishikesh with the Ganga Arti at the Parmarthniketan Ashram.  The arti is extremely soulful and inspiring with the chanting of the Ganga strotam, the singing of the bhajans and the lighting of the havan, all of it definitely is an experience of a lifetime, done right on the banks of the river Ganga. The Aarti, which is a metaphor to remove the darkness of ignorance, begins with the chanting of Hare Rama Hare Krishna mantra and further unfolds with people doing the aarti by moving the lamps in a clockwise direction in an attempt ot offer respect and gratitude to the divine Ganga. Every individual, present there, is expected to participate in the aarti, irrespective of his caste, creed, sex, religion or nationality. It appears as if the entire humanity has been united into one single thread by their reverence, love and gratitude that they hold for this sacred adn holy river. The same charisma can be experienced at Har Ki Pauri at Haridwar which happens to be the next junction of where Ganga flows. It is believed that the custom to offer aarti to the divine Ganga was established many decades ago by Pandit Madan Moham Malviya. The reflections of the lamps falling in the river evokes a feeling which seems to be some sort of acknowledgement of all kinds of prayers, along with flowers and ghee lamps being offered to her sacred waters.

The praise, power and purity of Ganga are infinite as Dr. Chawla describes it to be a metaphor for life that inspires us to keep moving ahead in life. Belonging to any nationality from any corner of the world, Dr. Chawla assures that a visit and homage paid to the holy river Ganga is beyond explanation in words and should be experienced at least once in a lifetime by every existing human being on earth.

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