Save our Maa Ganga

 

Save our Maa Ganga

“O Mother Ganga, may your water, abundant blessing of the world, treasure of Lord Shiva, playful lord of all earth, essence of the scriptures and embodied goodness of the gods, May your water, sublime wine of immortality, soothe our troubled souls.” —Jagannatha’s Ganga Lahiri
“She, Ganga, is my supreme image, having the form of water, the very essence of Shiva’s soul, She is nature (Prakriti) supreme and the basis of countless universe. For the protection of the world, I playfully uphold the Ganga. Who is Mother of the world, the supreme Brahman’s embodiment.” —Skandapurana

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Mother Ganga is the cradle of Hindu civilization- having upheld Vedic society since Her first drop upon the Earth, She is known as the purifier of all sins. Ganga Maa gives life to barren landscapes, washes away every remnant of ill intention and sustains us all.
But the idea of Ganga Maa as a multi-purpose cleanser has gone awry. Our beloved Ganga, the very manifestation of the Lord is now the sixth most polluted river in the world, with 90% of the cause being from untreated sewage and factory dumping. Lack of city and company regulations around dumping have led the pilgrims that take their holy baths there to ‘go home afterwards to wash out the Ganga water!’
Prime Minister Modi’s initiative to clean our sacred river has taken off. To donate to the cause, (open to Indian citizens, NRI’s, PIO’s and all international donors) follow the link directly to the fund: Namami Gange (Clean Ganga Fund) or here for an indirect donation: The Ganga International Fund.