The older irrigation canals are mainly located between Ganges and yamuna river. The irrigation canal and its branches in the upper reaches of Ganges River are 9575 kilometers (5950 miles) long; It started in Herdua. The irrigation canal and its branches in the lower reaches of Ganges River are 8,240 kilometers (5,0/20 miles) long, starting from Naraura. In terms of length, the Ganges is not a world-famous river, but it is a world-famous river at all times and in all countries. She nourished the land on both sides of the river with abundant river water, gave the people along the coast the convenience of boat irrigation, and alluvial the vast Ganges plain and delta with fertile soil. Industrious people in the Ganges Valley have worked here for generations, creating a famous Indian civilization in the ancient history of the world. Historians and archaeologists have traveled all over the banks of the Ganges, and poets and singers have also walked along the banks. It is still the essence of India and Bangladesh, especially in the middle and upper reaches of the Ganges River, which is the most economically and culturally developed and densely populated area. The Ganges, known as the "Holy River" and "Mother of India" by the Indian people, is characterized by numerous fairy tales and religious legends. In Indian mythology, the Ganges was originally a goddess, a princess of Himawat (meaning Snow King), who came to earth to nourish the earth and save the people. Goddess is the daughter of Snow King, and her hometown is in the misty snow country of Duimen Mountain, echoing Gangotelli glacial facies, the source of Ganges River on the southern slope of Himalayas, which is becoming more and more mythical. Gamer means "cow's mouth" in Indian, and cows are regarded as gods in India. Ganges water is a clear spring spit out from the mouth of the ox, so it is regarded as extremely holy.
According to religious legends, the Ganges River is called "Holy Water River" because its water comes from "Holy Mountain and Holy Lake". The upper reaches of the Ganges River are in Gangdise Mountain in China, Tibet and Ali. On the southeast slope of Gangdise Mountain, there is a large and quiet freshwater lake called Mafamacuo Lake (that is, the holy lake Mabian Yongcuo). The lake comes from the melting ice and snow on the mountain, so it is crystal clear and flat as a mirror. According to legend, the mountain here is the place where Shiva, the god of gods, practices, and Hindus respect it as a "holy mountain". Shiva's wife Uma is the daughter of the Himalayas. Lake Mafamacuo is where Shiva and his wife bathe. Hindus respect it as a "holy lake". Because Ganges water comes from "holy mountain and holy lake", the whole Ganges is "holy water". For thousands of years, devout Hindus have traveled long distances and even crossed the Himalayas barefoot to make a pilgrimage to the "holy mountain and holy lake" in China, bathing in the lake to eliminate diseases and disasters and prolong life; Worship the holy mountain and get inspiration from Shiva.
Regarding the birth of the Ganges, it was circulated on the Internet that "according to Ramayana, the Hindu god Shiva and Uma had copulation once 100 years, and the gods were alarmed by Shiva's reproductive ability and begged Shiva to pour semen into the Ganges", but this story belongs to copulation.
Many ethnic minorities in China also worship sex. A Tibetan poem boldly and incisively expresses this totem worship: "Xiongyarlung Zangbo River, don't you dare tear the highest mountain group in the world with wet claws. I guess your next goal must be to pull the sky. If one day, heaven and earth meet, you can use the name of Pentium semen to prove that there is something in the world called man. " Reading this poem is magnificent and magnificent, which is the most brilliant and beautiful praise for men and the most direct and simple expression of primitive beauty.
Another legend says that there was a king in Indian history who asked the goddess of heaven to come down to earth in order to wash away the sins of his ancestors and repair the afterlife. However, the goddess' water is threatening and the earth can't bear it. Shiva stood on the upper reaches of the Ganges River near the Himalayas, and let the water slowly run down from his hair, thus weakening the water potential, not only washing away the sins of the king's ancestors, but also achieving mankind. Therefore, Hindus believe that the Ganges is the incarnation of the goddess and the "source of atonement".