Taking Bath To Purify

Ganges River

    Water is considered purifier in many religions and Hinduism could be one of the biggest example. The picture as shown is a scene from the Ganges River, the sacred water for Hindus and which is personified as goddess known as Ganga. It is believed that bathing in the river makes the soul get closer to the liberation of rebirth, moksha,which is the salvation of the soul ,and washes away sins. Even sacred statues of deities are bathed in the Ganges after being first created. Now the river hosts for thousands of Hindus every single day who are bathing, drinking, chanting it's name and praying. However scientists found out that the water of Ganges River is not clean and contains many harmful bacteria. Many people are getting sick but they never will stop using it since they believe in, this way they were able to advertise to the world how important the river is for them and how strong their beliefs are.