“The Dirt on Mother Ganga” by ISKCON News, Kurma

Kurma. “The Dirt on Mother Ganga.” Life and Travel with Kurma. May 2007.

…Yesterday I jumped on a boat and visited Navadvip, the ancient town on the other side of the meandering Ganges. I’ll share some photos with you later.

Oh – speaking of the Ganges – my sister Annie appreciated me sending her the photos of the immersion ceremony of our mother’s ashes here in Sri Mayapur. But she commented that she thought the water ‘looked a little yuk.’

I assured her that, despite appearances, far from being ‘yuk’, the Ganges is a very special river, even from a scientific point of view. I sent her this information, which I thought I’d share with you…

http://www.iskcon.net.au/kurma/2007/11/04/The-Dirt-on-Mother-Ganges

---