Ganga (goddess)
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Ganga is the personification of the river Ganges, who is worshipped by Hindus as the goddess of purification and forgiveness. She is often depicted as a fair, beautiful ornate woman, riding a divine c
17th-18th-century sculpture of goddess Ganga
A Devi sculpture in Sri Lanka Goddess Ganga
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Shantanu
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Shantanu is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of the Kuru kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebearer of the lineage
Ganga (goddess)
…released her gently onto the earth. In the Mahabharata, Ganga is also portrayed as the mother of the warrior Bhishma through her union with the Kuru king Shantanu. In Hinduism, Ganga is seen as a mother to humanity. Pilgrims immerse the ashes of their kin in the river Ganga, which is considered by them to bring…
Shantanu meets Ganga, chromolithograph by Bama Pada Banerjee
Shantanu stops Ganga from drowning their eighth child, who later was known as Bhishma.
Ganga presents her son Devavrata (the future Bhishma) to his father, Shantanu.
Shantanu and Satyavati, painting by Raja Ravi Varma