Along the Ganga

Photographs: Serena Chopra
Edited by Mavika Singh
Publisher: Academic Foundation
168 pages
Illustrations throughout
Year: 2016
ISBN: 9332702042
Price: $30
Hardcover, 5.8 x 8.2 in

The river Ganga is revered as ‘Ganga Mai’, the mother Ganga. The entire length of this mighty river is steeped in religiosity and is the most important pilgrim route for Hindus. The river is a symbol of purity and holds the secret to purification. She is worshipped in a myriad ways by millions of devotees who bathe in her waters to cleanse their bodies and souls from sin, invoking oaths and chanting her name in profound prayer, believing in her divine power to bring them one step closer to a release from the cycle of reincarnation, or 'samsara'. This title is part of the Ageless India series, with enchanting, ethereal images of a land that is often mysterious, its layered histories enticing the senses, creating room for wonder, all merging seamlessly with the vitality and assertive energy of the present.

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