Ganga Collection

Ganges River delta, India
Ganges delta, India, satellite image. The Ganges is a river which flows for over 2400 kilometres from the Himalayas to the Indian Oceans Bay of Bengal

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Lakshman temple overlooking the Ganges in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sitar and tabla player beside the Ganga River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Partially submerged tilted Shiva temple below the ghats on the edge of the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Morning religious rituals in the Ganges river, Makar San Kranti, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

Musicians playing the Sitar and Tabla on the banks of the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Ghats along the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Morning religious festival, River Ganges, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

The Johar Valley and Gore Ganga river in Pithoragah District, Uttarakhand State in the Indian Himalayas 15.09.15-03.10.15

Local people have bath in the Ganga river, Varanasi, India, Asia

Local people have bath in the Ganga river, Varanasi, India, Asia

Cityscape from Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi district. Varanasi at sunrise

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Shaibal Nandi

Yamuna Ghat, early in the morning
Giovanni Cavalli

The River Goddess Ganga (Ganges) and Attendants, c.800. Creator: Unknown
The River Goddess Ganga (Ganges) and Attendants, c.800

Calmness
Tapabrata Mondal

Varanasi Ganga
Benny Gross

Miniature Painting of Maharaja Ganga Singh Bikaner, 1887
3610088 Miniature Painting of Maharaja Ganga Singh Bikaner, 1887 by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; Dinodia

God Shiva Nude Pose, Miniature Painting on Paper
3609783 God Shiva Nude Pose, Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Lord Shiva Shanker Miniature Painting on Paper
3609889 Lord Shiva Shanker Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

God Shiva in Ardnarees Wear Roop, Miniature Painting on Paper
3609785 God Shiva in Ardnarees Wear Roop, Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Lord Shiva Shanker Parvati Miniature Painting on Paper
3609895 Lord Shiva Shanker Parvati Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Rajrajeswer (Lord Shiva Shanker) Miniature Painting on Paper
3609896 Rajrajeswer (Lord Shiva Shanker) Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Lord Shiva Shanker Miniature Painting on Paper
3609891 Lord Shiva Shanker Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Street Salon
Shaibal Nandi

Naga Sadhu posing on boat at varanasi
Prithul Das

Early morning in Varanasi
Samara Ratnayake

Daily Life of Fisherman
Sudipta Chakraborty

Daren Ganga West Indies England V West Indies Old Trafford, Manchester, England 07 June 2007 Date: 07 June 2007

Prayer time
Gabi Pontes

Karttikeya, Commander of the Divine Army, Seated on a Peacock, Ganga Period, about 12th century. Gray statue with multiple heads and arms seated on Peacock

Maharajah of Bikanir (Bikaner), Indian ruler
Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh (1880-1943), Reformist ruler of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, India, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Shantanu meets the goddess Ganga (colour litho)
3610991 Shantanu meets the goddess Ganga (colour litho) by Goble, Warwick (1862-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Indian Myth and Legend, pub)

The Descent of the Ganges, ca. 1800. Creator: Unknown
The Descent of the Ganges, ca. 1800

Religion - India - Ganga
King Shantanu meets GANGA, the goddess of the Ganges river, and she becomes his first queen provided he never speaks an angry word to her (which of course one day he does...)

Pilgrims bathing in the Ganges, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Boatman, Ganges, India
An Indian man rows an old wooden boat in the River Ganges along the ghats of Varanasi. Bathers are in the water Date: 1987

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A Sadhu reads on the ghats

Lahore. Central Museum. Creator: Unknown
Lahore. Central Museum. The Lahore Museum in Lahore, (formerly in India, now in Pakistan), was founded in 1865 during the British colonial period

Maharaja of Bikaner / Stamp
Maharaja SIR GANGA SINGH (1880 - 1943) Reformist ruler of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, India, and the only non Anglo member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I

Hindu god Shiva appears as Nataraja (lord of the dance) dancing in a ring of fire. In his hair is a small representation of the goddess Ganga

Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi On The Ganges River, Uttar Pradesh, India In The 19Th Century. A Ghat Is A Series Of Steps Leading Down To A Holy River. From El Mundo En La Mano, Published 1878

Bathing at Benares, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

India - Varanasi - Dashasomedh Ghat
India - Benares - Dashashwamedh Ghat - the main ghat in Varanasi on the Ganges River. It is located close to " Vishwanath Temple" Date: circa 1904

Benares, India - Riverside Ghat on the banks of the Holy River Ganges (a series of steps leading down to a body of water, particularly a holy river). Date: circa 1905

Boats on the Ganges River, India, 1880s C017 / 6849
Boats on the Ganges River, India, 19th-century artwork. This wood engraving dates from circa 1888

Water buffalo and crow C017 / 9079
Water buffalo and crow. Domesticated water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and a house crow (Corvus splendens). Photographed on the Ganges River at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Mauritius, Ganga Talao, Grand Bassin. Hindu God Hanuman, also known as the Monkey King and is looked upon by Hindus as the ultimate hero

River Ganges boat, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

River Ganges (Ganga) at sunrise, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

India - Benares - Banks of the Ganges River
Benares, India - situated on left bank of the Ganga (Ganges) River. Regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world

Hindu performing his daily devotion ritual to Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Man with rosary meditating on the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Mass bathing in the holy River Ganga to celebrate the Kartik Poonima festival Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Woman meditating on the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Boat building on the banks of the Great Ganga River, India, Asia

Sitar and player beside the Ganga River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Musicians herald the rising of Lord Surya (sun god), Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Offerings to the sun god Surya on the ghats during the Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hundreds of women gather in rows along river front, defying the cold, to welcome the rising sun god, Surya, Sun Worship Festival, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Ghats on the River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Morning ablutions, Hindu pilgrims bathing in the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

View along the ghats by the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Groups of pilgrims in small boats on their way to a religious ceremony on the River Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindu religious morning rituals in the Ganges (Ganga) River, Makar Sankranti festival, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Figure in rowing boat silhouetted at sunset, River Ganges, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Early morning bathing in the holy river Ganges along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Boat passing a man standing in the holy river, River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindu man worshipping in front of setting sun, River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindu pilgrims bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges (Ganga) along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early mornin in the holy river Ganges (Ganga) along Dasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindus bathing in the early morning in the holy river Ganges (Ganga) along Dasswamedh Ghat, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Hindu religious rites in the holy River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

The Akash Deep sky lantern festival beside the Ganges River, Varanasi (formerly Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India, Asia

Rowing boat on the River Ganges, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh state, India, Asia

Waterfront and boat on the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

The waterfront at Varanasi, previously known as Benares, on the Ganges River, Uttar Pradesh, India

Akash Deep Puja, sky lantern festival on the Ganges (Ganga) River bank, Varanasi (Benares) Uttar Pradesh State, India

The Ganga (Ganges) River waterfront, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

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The Ganges, also known as the Ganga River, is a symbol of spirituality and cultural heritage in India. Flowing through the vast Ganges River delta, this sacred river holds immense significance for millions of people. In Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, an elderly man gracefully strums his sitar by the tranquil banks of the Ganga River. The soothing melodies blend with the rhythmic beats of tabla played beside him, creating a mesmerizing symphony that resonates across Asia. As you explore further along the ghats, you come across a partially submerged tilted Shiva temple. Its ancient structure stands as a testament to time's passage and offers solace to those seeking divine blessings amidst their daily routines. At dawn, when the first rays of sunlight kiss the surface of the river, devotees gather for morning religious rituals in its holy waters. They immerse themselves in its purifying embrace while offering prayers and seeking spiritual enlightenment. Musicians playing sitar and tabla on these very banks infuse life into every note they play. Their music carries tales from centuries past and echoes through generations to connect souls with their rich cultural heritage. In Rishikesh's serene landscape overlooking the Ganges lies Lakshman temple - a sight that captivates all who visit it. From here one can witness nature's harmony blending seamlessly with human devotion as they gaze upon this majestic river flowing below. A close-up reveals hands cupping water from this sacred source - hands that have touched countless lives throughout history; hands that hold stories untold yet felt deeply within every heart connected to this mighty river called Ganga. Stretching along its shores are numerous ghats where pilgrims congregate for various rituals and ceremonies. These steps leading down to her waters serve as gateways between earthly existence and spiritual realms – each ghat holding unique significance in Hindu mythology. Every morning brings forth vibrant religious festivals celebrated alongside Mother Ganga.