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List of Gods : "Ganges" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Goddess name "Ganga"	Hindu / Puranic	River goddess. Guardian deity of the Ganges. The elder daughter of HIMAVAN and MENA, she is the sister of PARVATI and the consort of VIS'NU and AGNI. She is also the second consort of SIVA. Ganga is regarded as a symbol of purity and is frequently depicted with Brahma washing the raised foot of VIS'NU TRIVIKRAMA. According to tradition she was a heavenly river brought to earth and caught by Siva in his hair to soften the shock of her fall. She rides on a fish or water monster. Color:...
"Karttikeya"	Hindu	The son of Siva or Rudra, and to have been produced without the intervention of a woman. Siva cast his seed into fire, and it was afterwards received by the Ganges: Karttikeya was the result; hence he is called Agnibhu and Gangaja. Hindu
Goddess name "Yamunia"	Hindu	River goddess of the eponymous tributary to the Ganges. Hindu

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