"The stream merged in Ganga it became Ganga itself."

"The Ganga is the symbol of India's culture, the source of our legend and poetry, the sustainer of millions. Today it …"

"Many environmentalists say that the Ganges has become an embarrassing symbol of government indifference and neglect i…"

"O water of the river Ganges, thou rememberst the day When our torrent flooded thy valleys..."

"Jaharnavi (Jahnavi) was brought by the ascetic Bhagiratha..."

"If the wine is made from the waters of Sursuri (Ganges), the saintly persons do not drink it; if the impure wine or a…"

"My desire to have handful of my ashes thrown into the Ganga at Allahabad has no religious significance so far as I am…"

"For India's devout Hindus, the sacred River Ganges is always clean and always pure -- even if its waters are a toxic …"

"I am convinced that everything has come down to us from the banks of the Ganges, – astronomy, astrology, metempsychos…"

"Favour ye this my laud, O Gangā, Yamunā, O Sutudri, Paruṣṇī and Sarasvatī: With Asikni, Vitasta, O Marudvrdha, O Ārjī…"