Goddess Ganga - Divine Hindu Goddess of the Ganges River

In Hinduism, the river Ganges is considered sacred and is personified as the goddess GaƒÂ¡‚¹"¦gƒ"?‚. She is worshiped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death), and that the water of the Ganges is considered very pure. Pilgrims immerse the ashes of their kin in the Ganges, which is considered by them to bring the spirits closer to moksha.Ganga is described as the melodious, the fortunate, the cow that gives much milk, the eternally pure, the delightful, the body that is full of fish, affords delight to the eye and leaps over mountains in sport, the bedding that bestows water and happiness, and the friend or benefactor of all that lives.Made of Cold Cast Bronze, H: 8.25" W: 8.25"