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The story of the Ganges

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BL3264672
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The story of the Ganges
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Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712 Language: Sanskrit Source/Shelfmark: Add. 15295, f.98 In the bottom left of the folio Rama asks Visvamitra to tell him the story of the river Ganges. In the centre of this folio Himavat, the Lord of the mountains, is seated on a throne on an icy mountain peak in the Himalayas with his wife and two daughters Ganga and Uma. Ganga is shown acompanying the Gods to heaven on the right while Uma is shown practising penance below. Image taken from Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Originally published/produced in Udaipur, 1712.

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India / Asia / religious group / river ganges / land features / river / asia / social role / south asia / topography / indostanic peninsula / hinduism / hindu / indian subcontinent / mountain / mountains / daughter / south asian subcontinent / families / mountain range / mount / family / indostan / mont / visvamitra / ganges / rama
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