Ganges Blu-Ray

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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play The Ganges River (Gang Ma or Great Mother) is the holiest river in the world Rising from the pure glacial meltwaters of the Himalayas it flows down onto India&s Northern Plain then heads eastwards into the swamplands of Bangladesh finally discharging a 500-km (310-mile) tongue of red silt into the Bay of Bengal As well as filling wells & irrigating crops to sustain the cities & villages along its banks it is the spiritual life-blood for India&s primary religion Hinduism Bathing in the Ganges remains the lifelong ambition of many of India&s believing masses who consider the river to be a living goddess People gather daily at her banks to murmur prayers baptise children wash vibrant coloured saris drink her waters or simply die
- believing such acts help absolve sins & lead the way to Nirvana Ganges reveals the source of the river high in the Himalayas
- the youngest mountain range in the world
- & follows its route as it sharply incises the mountains on its journey south-east Along the way we discover the Hindu story of the river&s creation & how it supports the myriad forms of life that thrive on its banks