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Indian historical legends
The reason why the Indian people believe in the existence of the Ganges God is that the Ganges is an important birthplace of Indian civilization, and many myths and legends about the Ganges have been circulating in India since ancient times. Over time, the Ganges has become a sacred river in the eyes of Indians, so they believe that there is a river god in the Ganges. Just as the Yellow River gave birth to Chinese civilization, the Ganges River flowing through northern India provided a platform for the emergence and development of ancient Indian civilization. People in ancient India lived along the Ganges River and developed agriculture, and then Indian civilization was born.

As the cradle of Indian civilization, ancient Indians began to fabricate fairy tales and religious legends around the Ganges River in order to thank them for their well-being. With the blessing of these stories and legends, the Ganges has gradually evolved into a sacred river in the eyes of Indians. Most Indians believe that the Ganges is the incarnation of the goddess. There is a fairy tale in India, which tells roughly that the goddess of Snow Mountain God turned into Ganges because she saw ordinary people suffering from drought, so as to moisten the earth and benefit the people. In addition, there is a legend that a king in Indian history asked the goddess to come down and punish him in order to cleanse his ancestors of their sins. As a result, the goddess dropped a flood that the earth could not bear. Later, thanks to Shiva's help, the water was able to flow slowly down the god's hair. Therefore, the Ganges water has also been given the effect of atonement.

Is Ganges expressed in Indian language? Niuzui? The meaning of the place has flowed out, and this place is Gamer. Indians have always had the concept of cow worship, so where did it originate? Niuzui? The Ganges water is very sacred in their minds. Not only that, there is also a tributary of the Gangdise Mountain, where Shiva practices. Shiva is a high-ranking god in Hinduism. As a native religion in India, Hinduism has many followers. In the cognition of these Hindu believers, the Ganges, which is closely related to Shiva, is very sacred, so they will not only hold the sacrificial ceremony of Shiva here, but also take a holy bath here.

The sacred position of the Ganges has already penetrated into the minds of Indians in the long historical development process, so they have always believed that there is a river god in the Ganges, and this river god will always bless them. Although the water pollution of the Ganges is serious now, it does not affect the sacred position of the Ganges in the eyes of Indians. Indians will still make pilgrimages to the Ganges in droves, where they will bathe and drink water. These behaviors are very strange and unacceptable to most outsiders, but they are very common to Indians who have been influenced by related cultures since childhood.