The Ganges River

Every morning in Varanasi 60,000 worshipers bathe in

the Ganges

• As soon as the day begins, devout Hindus begin to give their offerings of flowers or food, throwing grain or garlands of marigolds or pink lotuses into the Ganges.

• Others will float small oil lamps on its surface

The facts

• 400 million people live in the Ganges River basin and depend on the river for their lives.

• Mother Ganges is held as sacred, and millions of people take a holy dip in the river each day