15 March 2012

getting holy water

getting holy water by Ginas Pics
getting holy water, a photo by Ginas Pics on Flickr.

getting holy water

Most pilgrimage sites are either water bodies or have a lake or pond where the devotees take a purifying dip. Because water washes away physical dirt, Hindus give it symbolic value as a cleanser of souls. Taking a dip in the holy water of river Ganga and other auspecious rivers purifies the body and washes away the karma.

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