Hindu's belif that to die within the confine of the city or to have gashes sgated with river here. to escape the board of circle of incorn nation, and achieve macshone or alternal libration. upper where we go, so we are going to very special place of...
-We're just coming into the city of Varanasi. It's one of the oldest continued things inhabit its citizens in the world. It's a place that's said to be as old as Babylon.The same religious rituals have been practiced in the temples here for more than...
I don't really understand, Hinduism the faith teaches respect and love for nature, this is the sacred Ganges, why are Indians doing this to the Ganges? Even i can't understand this, this is the river we worship and revere and whose waters we consider...
In Kampool the river is effectively dead. No one ever thought this would happen. All the rubbish and sewage from the city goes into the river Ganges. Kampool has 400 tanneries. They also drain their poisonous water into the Ganges. Rack showed me a c...
We stopped at the waste water pumping station by the side of the road. So this is some so called treated water. A study by an Indian institute of technology found it even after supposedly being treated, the waste water from the tannery still contains...
-I mean this is a land where compassion for animals is considered a major value. I mean it's a very basic value. -It's a religious code, as well. -It's a religious code, as well. And yet, because of the religion, it's become important just culturally...
Temples are center of the trait which is worthy around 3 billion pounds a year.As we drove into the city there are treated animal hides everywhere I looked.Tenarays here clean all the heights come from water bufflow which are reviewed by most Hindus....
From Haridwar. I followed the Ganges more than 300 miles South east to the major industry city. India's population has more than doubled in the last forty years. It's now more than 1.2 billion people in the country. The impact on the river has been a...
But the most important thing, a visitor can do here is to bathe in the sacred waters of the river.-It's a little bit chilly. Soak in for refreshing. Further? -Further... -Would we chain down or two? At this moment, it's better. That would be swept aw...
-What was he saying?-He's translating the interactions which *** in Hindi. -Very ancient language, I think. -Yeah. And he's saying that whatever we are saying, the prayers, say that Mother Ganga is the main source of life. As night falls, the priests...
And this evening Abra and I were joining them. You must stop for flower and fire to Ganga. Flowers and fire. Yeah. Flowers? Yes, those are meant for that. So do we get one of these? It's a honor, it's on me. There is a fire, okay 100 Rupees, less tha...
Have there any connection between Shiva and the Gangers? When you see the huge drag loss that Shiva has, and that's he is supposed to have tamed. The untamed ...Gangers. In his drag loss, yeah. So the Gangers close through his drag loss like the hill...
While Rishcash is a particular magnet for visitors from the west, where we're heading next is a major draw for Indian tourists. -Beautiful Ganges, *** is here. Meeting a friend who's guided me around India before. He suggested we meet at the statue o...
Alternative spiritual practises obviously have inmmance a peer to the many western visitors who come here. Has was clearly evident in downtown rishcash. I found it to be last and break. Lovely new I step going on here...Gange astrology on palmistry c...
As well as attending yoga classes, some residents here volunteer to take part in service, including helping out with cleaning and cooking.-Hi, ladies. What brought you here? Are you resdients or are you guests? -Yes, I'm a resident here. -How long ha...
