Do you know?

According to Hindu scriptures Brahmarandhra is a tender spot on top of the head when a child is born.The bone does not form in this spot untill the child grows to a certain age.

Randhra is a Sanskrit word, but it is in common usage in other Indian languages too.

Randhra means a passage, like a small hole or a tunnel. This is the space in the body through which life descends into the fetus.

There are many medical cases where stillbirth happens though by all medical parameters, the fetus is healthy and everything is fine.

This is simply because the life within is still choosing. If a being enters into a fetus and finds it unsuitable as it evolves to become a baby, it leaves. That is why one door is kept open.

This is the reason why in Indian culture, so many precautions were taken to create a different kind of atmosphere around a pregnant woman. We are giving that up nowadays, but this used to be done hoping that something better than who you are comes into your womb.

So a pregnant woman used to be kept in a certain state of comfort and wellbeing. With the right kind of incense, sounds and foods, everything was done so that her body is in a state that it welcomes the right kind of being.

🌺Shree Jagannath Temple, Khallikot, Ganjam, Odisha🌺

This temple is Recognised as the 2nd largest Jagannath Temple after Puri Jagannath Temple. If historians are to be believed, construction of this Temple in Khallikote was started in 1730 by King

Jagannath Mardraja-I& completed by his grandson Jagannath Mardraja-II in year 1868.According to some ancient texts Bhagwan Jagannath along with brother Balbhadra & sister Subhadra spent some of their time in this temple during their exile when Mughals attacked Sri Mandira in Puri

This temple is grand & the outer walls are beautifully carved with the sculptures of Dasavatara, AstaDigapalas, Different other avataras of Vishu ( i.e. Janardhan, Madhav, Lakshmi Narayan etc), some beautiful Nagas, Nartakis etc.

Every single stone is carved beautifully in this temple which will mesmerize you for sure.But this ancient Shree Jagannath Temple in Khallikote of Ganjam district is in a dilapidated state due to alleged lack of maintenance by the government.

It is believed that if immediate steps are not taken towards the renovation of the temple, the centuries-old structure might even collapse.

🌺Significance of Pran Pratishta in Sanatan Dharma.🌺

Pran Prathistha, also known as Murthi Sthapana, is a practice in Hinduism. It is the consecration of a Murthi (deity idol) in a temple with the accompaniment of Mantras and hymns.

When the priest or Purohit performs the rites, the idol converts into a deity by the invocation of life energy or Prana. There are elaborate discussions in different Vedic and ancient scriptures on the importance as well as the ways of conducting the Pran Prathishta.

In Tantra-Tattva, Prana Prathishta is a ritual meant to introduce life into a Murthi (deity idol). Not everyone can conduct Pran Prathishta. As per Vaishayasi Samhita of the Panchratra Agam Shastra, "One in whose every organ Paramatma resides wholly, that pure Mahapurush is...

...eligible to perform Prana Pratishta because one who can invoke Paramatva within his heart to the Murti can offer it."

The word Prana refers to life energy, and Pratishta means resting or position. In this very context, Pratishta is the installation or consecration.

Significance of Pran Prathishta: There are many significances associated with the performance of Pran Prathishta. It invokes the deity and gives the Murthi life energy. So, when a person visits a temple, he or she can imbibe the vitalities from the divine figure.

🌺The Curse on Agni, the God of Fire🌺

There was a sage by name Bhrigu. Bhrigu was created by the Creator Brahma from the fire during a sacrificial rite performed by Varuna, the God of rain. Thus Bhrigu is to be considered the son of Brahma, the Creator.

Bhrigu married Puloma. Puloma became pregnant after some time. One day Bhrigu left her alone in his hermit and went to the river to perform ablutions. At that time, a Rakshasa (demon) entered Bhrigu's house.

Puloma entertained him offering him fruit and snacks, taking him for a guest. (It was a practice in ancient India to offer food to anyone, including a stranger, who visits one's house.

In fact, feeding at least one stranger before the people in the house took their food was even considered an obligation.) The rakshasa was attracted by Puloma's beauty and was instantly consumed by intense lust.

The demon saw the sacrificial fire (Agni) that was earlier lit by Bhrigu, the fire that was still burning.

He asked Agni, "This woman's father had betrothed her to me and I had also accepted her as my wife. (When Puloma, as a child, was committing

🌺Rishi Bharadwaj and his quest to learn the Vedas.🌺

"One has to be humble if he desires to acquire knowledge - Rig Veda.”
There once lived a great Rishi named Bharadvaja.He had an intense desire for knowledge &made it his life goal to master the Vedas.

The Vedas are India’s oldest sacred texts. However, the sage knew that he was only going to live for a hundred years. So he did severe penances and pleased Dev Indra.

Indra appeared before him and the sage asked Indra, “Please give me a hundred more years so that I can complete studying the three vedas”.
Then Indra said,”Tathasthu ( let it be so)”. So the sage Bharadwaja studied the vedas continuously.

When the end of that 100 more years approached, he again prayed to Indra and asked for 100 more years. Indra granted his request. When he again prayed to Indra for further longevity, Indra appeared before him and decided to instruct the rishi Himself.

The Dev then uttered the three vyahritis “Bhuh”, “Bhuva”, and “svah” and created three huge mountains.
When the sage saw the mountains he thought, “Maybe the three mountains represent my mastery over the three vedas”.

Do u know about the Diamond known as The Eye of Brahma?

The Eye of Brahma also known as Black Orlov is 7th largest black diamond in the world of Indian origin. It weighs 67.50carats(13.500 g).The diamond was originally 195carats(39.0g)&was discovered in early 19th century India.

The Black Orlov featured as one of the eyes in a statue of the Hindu god Brahma in Puducherry. One night a European Jesuit priest who asked for refuge inside the temple, took advantage of the generosity, plucked and looted the diamond out of the idol's eyes.

It is said after this incident the diamond became cursed.

In 1932, diamond dealer J. W. Paris reportedly took the diamond to the United States, and soon after committed suicide by jumping from a skyscraper in New York City.

Later owners of the diamond included two Russian princesses, Leonila Galitsine-Bariatinsky and Nadia Vygin-Orlov (after whom the diamond is named). Both women allegedly jumped to their deaths in the 1940s.

The diamond was later bought by Charles F. Winson, and cut into three pieces in an attempt to break the curse; the 67.5-carat Black Orlov was set into a brooch of 108 diamonds, suspended from a necklace of 124 diamonds.

🌺Do you know the simple remedies to appease Navagrahas?🌺

💮Offering water to surya regularly will improve sun's strength in your horoscope.

💮Performing Abhishek of shivlingam with Sweetwater strengthen moon position.

💮Donating bottles of water or serving water to...

...working people/labour gives positivity to Mars.

💮Watering plants helps in improvement in weak mercury.

💮Arrange drinking water in any temple, you will be blessed by Jupiter.

💮Distribution of sweet drinks on fridays to teenage girls will make your venus favorable.

💮Arrange drinking water in old age homes, good for Saturn.

💮Arranging drinking water for birds and dogs help to get relief from malefic effects of Rahu and Kethu.

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Courtesy: Gaurav Gupta Astrology

💮🌺Madhubani Art🌺💮

The Madhubani or Mithila paintings of Bihar are one of the most vibrant folk arts of the world. Using natural dyes/pigments and fingers, twigs, matchsticks, brushes and pens, it is an art form dominated by women, who use it as...

...self expression and to reflect the mores of their society and region.

The form dates back to the Ramayana period, but was revived by WG Archer, an Englishman in the 1940s. It is divided into 5 distinct styles.

The skills are passed from mother to daughter, the decoration of the kohbar(the newly weds room) being the culmination of a lifetime of learning the art.Thereby,it makes sense that overweening themes are love & fertility,accompanied by religious motifs from Sanatan Vedic Culture.

Madhubani has traditionally been painted on mud walls but in recent years, artists such as Sita Devi and Ganga Devi have made paper /canvas works that stand individually as art.

Their interpretation of western themes such as the Twin Towers, the Arlington Cemetery and roller coasters are worth appreciating. Artists such as these are now collected in Japan and the USA, where the Asian Art Museum held a special showing.

🌺हम सभी ने ऋषि, मुनि, महर्षि, साधु और संत जैसे शब्द तो सुने ही हैं और हम सोचते हैं कि इन सबका अर्थ एक ही है परन्तु वास्तव में इन सब मे अंतर होता है?🌺

⚜️क्या आपको पता है कि ऋषि, मुनि, महर्षि, साधु और संत जैसे शब्दों में क्या अंतर है?⚜️

आइए देखते हैं:👇

भारत में प्राचीन काल से ही ऋषि-मुनियों का विशेष महत्व रहा है।आज से सैकड़ों साल पहले 'ऋषि', 'मुनि', 'महर्षि' और 'ब्रह्मर्षि' समाज के पथ प्रदर्शक माने जाते थे। तब यही लोग अपने ज्ञान और तप के बल पर समाज कल्याण का कार्य किया करते थे और लोगों को समस्याओं से मुक्ति दिलाते थे।

आज के समय में भी हमें कई तीर्थ स्थलों, मंदिरों, जंगलों और पहाड़ों में साधु-संत देखने को मिल जाते हैं।

♨️ऋषि♨️

ऋषि शब्द की व्युत्पत्ति 'ऋष' है जिसका अर्थ 'देखना' या 'दर्शन शक्ति' होता है।

ऋषि अर्थात "दृष्टा" भारतीय परंपरा में श्रुति ग्रंथों को दर्शन करने (यानि यथावत समझ पाने) वाले जनों को कहा जाता है। वे व्यक्ति विशिष्ट जिन्होंने अपनी विलक्षण एकाग्रता के बल पर गहन ध्यान में विलक्षण शब्दों के दर्शन किये उनके गूढ़ अर्थों को जाना व मानव अथवा..

..प्राणी मात्र के कल्याण के लिये ध्यान में देखे गए शब्दों को लिखकर प्रकट किया। इसीलिये कहा गया -

⚜️“ऋषयो मन्त्र द्रष्टारः
न तु कर्तारः।”⚜️

अर्थात् ऋषि तो मंत्र के देखनेवाले हैं नकि बनानेवाले अर्थात् बनानेवाला तो केवल एक परमात्मा ही है।

We all know that there are total of 51 Shakti-Peethas, but do you know?

⚜️Not all the Shakti-Peethas are located in India.⚜️

Here are the 12 Shakti-Peethas that are outside India.

🌺1. Hingalaj Shakti-Peeth, Pakistan

Brahmarandhra of Sati fell in Baluchistan province of..

..Pakistan, which is 125 km away from the northeast of Karachi, Pakistan. This temple is located in a small natural Cave, where she is worshiped in a small round piece of stone smeared with sindoor (vermilion).

🌺2. Shivaharkaray Shakti-Peeth, Pakistan

Here the incarnation of Adhya Shakti, who killed Mahishasur, is worshiped. It’s located near Karachi of Pakistan. The eyes of Goddess Sati fell here. The Goddess is worshiped as "Mahisha-Mardhini".

🌺3. Sugandha Shakti-Peeth, Bangladesh

Shakti Devi Sugandha,also considered as Ekjata,is situated in Shikarpur,which is 20km north from Barisal in Bangladesh.The nose of Sati had fallen & here she is in the form of “Sunanda Devi Tara or Ekjata and Tryambak”appears as Bhairav.

🌺4. Guhyeshwari Shakti-Peeth, Nepal

This temple of Shakti is located near Pashupatinath Mandir in Kathmandu,Nepal. It is about 1 km east of Pashupatinath temple. Here, the knees of Sati had fallen, she is in the form of Devi Mahashira & Kapali appears as Bhairav.

💮क्या आपको पंचांग का अर्थ पता है?💮

हिंदू कैलेंडर में पंचांग एक अनिवार्य हिस्सा है,जो हिंदू रीति-रिवाजों की पारंपरिक इकाइयों का पालन करता है, और महत्वपूर्ण तिथियाँ प्रस्तुत करता है और एक सारणीबद्ध रूप में गणना करता है।पंचांग का उपयोग ज्योतिष शास्त्र के लिए भी किया जाता है।o

🌺पंचांग मुख्यतः पाँच भागों से बना है।🌺

💮ये पांच भाग हैं: तिथि, नक्षत्र, वार, योग और करण। यहां दैनिक पंचांग में आपको शुभ समय, राहुकाल, सूर्योदय और सूर्यास्त का समय, तिथि, करण, नक्षत्र, सूर्य और चंद्र ग्रह की स्थिति, हिंदू माह और पहलू आदि के बारे में जानकारी मिलती है।

🌺पंचांग के पाँच भाग तिथि, वार, नक्षत्र, योग, करण हैं।🌺

💮तिथि: हिंदू काल गणना के अनुसार, सूर्य रेखा से 12 डिग्री ऊपर जाने के लिए चंद्र झुकाव में लगने वाले समय को तिथि कहा जाता है।

💮तिथि नाम - प्रतिपदा, द्वितीया, तृतीया, चतुर्थी,पंचमी,षष्ठी, सप्तमी,अष्टमी, नवमी, दशमी, एकादशी,द्वादशी, त्रयोदशी,चतुर्दशी, अमावस्या,पूर्णिमा।

💮नक्षत्र: आकाश मण्डल में एक तारा समूह को नक्षत्र कहा जाता है। इसमें 27 नक्षत्र शामिल हैं और नौ ग्रह इन नक्षत्रों के स्वामित्व में हैं।

💮27 नक्षत्रों के नाम इस प्रकार हैं आश्विन नक्षत्र, भरणी नक्षत्र, कृतिका नक्षत्र, रोहिणी नक्षत्र, मृगशिरा नक्षत्र, आर्द्रा नक्षत्र, पुण्यसूत्र नक्षत्र, पुष्य नक्षत्र, अश्लेषा नक्षत्र, मघा नक्षत्र, मघा नक्षत्र, पूर्वा नक्षत्र, पूर्वा नक्षत्र, पूर्वा नक्षत्र है।

💮Some of the Ancient Sites Mentioned In Mahabharata.💮
1. Banganga,Kurukshetra – This place is located a few kilometers away from Kurukshetra.This was the place where Bhishma Pitamah had laid down on a bed of arrows.

2.Kurukshetra was the famous battlefield of Mahabharata War.

3. Hastinapur is located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

4. Varnavat – Situated on the banks of river Ganga, it is a city located near Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.

5. Panchal Pradesh – Panchal Pradesh was located between the Himalayas and the river Chamba.

6. Gandhar or Gandhara –
Gandhara was the main city of Mahajanapada - the western region of present-day Pakistan and the eastern region of Afghanistan was the Gandhara region of India at that time.

7. Takshashila – This was the capital of Gandhar Desh.

8. Ujjanak – This was an ancient city near Kashipur, Nainital district.

9. Shivi Desh – Shivi Desh was located on the north border of India in South Punjab.

10. Indraprastha – Indraprastha was a grand city situated to the south of present-day New Delhi.

11. Magadh – South Bihar – The ancient name of present-day South Bihar was Magadh.

12. Matsya Desh – North Rajasthan – Matsya Desh, located north of present-day Rajasthan.

13. Patan, Mehsana, Gujarat – Patan, situated near Mehsana, Gujarat.

💮Did you know about the Right-hand man of Veer Savarkar who revolutionized the independence struggle in southern Bharat?💮

VVS Aiyar was born on April 2, 1881, in a middle class brahmin family in Varahaneri village in Tiruchi.

He completed his graduation with B.A in History, Politics and Latin from St. Joseph’s College. He studied Law and passed the Pleader examination from the University of Madras in the year 1902.

Later he practised as a Junior Lawyer or Pleader in the District courts of Tiruchi. In 1906, he went to Rangoon, and practised as a junior in the Chambers of an English Barrister.

From Rangoon, he left for London in 1907, enrolled in Lincoln’s Inn with a view to becoming a Barrister at Law.
At the end of the conversation with Savarkar, there was a metamorphosis in his life. He became an activist in the Indian freedom struggle.

He became the right hand of Savarkar in organizing the Indian Home Rule League and giving training for a violent uprising for India’s liberation.

VVS was the man who stood by Savarkar in all his endeavours. He was inspired by Savarkar and in turn inspired Savarkar.

🌺Hinduism regards all souls as equal & all beings as the manifestation of Supreme Brahman & that's why we see God in everyone of his creation.🌺

Presence of soul in animal bodies may pose some problems to them with regard to their chances of liberation, but it does not..

..alter their essential nature.Beings differ in their ability &intelligence bcoz of presence or absence of certain aspects of Nature, but the soul is same in all. They r manifestations of Supreme Brahman,they deserve to be treated well& allowed to evolve in their own natural way.

Compassion to animals is an important virtue for those who seek liberation or those who want to lead virtuous lives on the path of righteousness to cultivate divine qualities. Killing animals without reason has the same karmic consequence..

..as killing humans, since every living being upon earth has an opportunity to evolve into higher life forms and work for their salvation.

Although animals enjoy the same spiritual status as humans, they are not well qualified to achieve liberation, since they do not..

..possess the higher mind or discriminating intelligence to make intelligent choices. Hence, to achieve liberation they have to take birth as humans. In some extraordinary circumstances, due to past karmas or the grace of God, they may rarely achieve liberation.

Did you know?

Vidyashankara Temple in sringeri, Karnataka has 12 pillars that are corresponding to zodiac signs and constructed in such a way that the sun’s rays fall on each pillar in the exact order of the 12 months of the Hindu calendar?

Isn't it amazing?😯😍🚩

Another splendid architectural Marvel made by our ancestors.

Temple is a magnificent architecture, beautifully built entirely out of carved stone in around 1338 CE in the memory of Guru Vidyashankara and is dedicated to God Shiva by Vidyaranya who...

...headed the Sringeri Sharada Peetha and played an important role in establishing the glorious Vijayanagara Empire. 
Temple stands at the entrance to River Tunga. It was built with the aid & fusion of the Vijayanagara rulers,combining the Hoysala, Chalukyas and Dravidian styles.

The marvellous twelve zodiac pillars (called Raashi-Stambhas) inside the temple hall, on which are carved the twelve signs of the zodiac, are arranged in such a way that rays from the rising sun fall on each of them, in the order of the twelve zodiacs.

For example, if the Sun is now located in the constellation Capricorn (Makara Raashi), then the rays fall on the pillar with the Capricorn symbol.

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Did you know?

The Kalinga War was one of the largest and deadliest battles in Indian history.
The Kalinga War was fought in ancient India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on...

...the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha and northern parts of Andhra Pradesh. It is presumed that the battle was fought on Dhauli hills in Dhauli which is situated on the banks of Daya River.

Asoka, the son of Vindusara who invaded Kalinga in 261 B.C. and succeeded in occupying Kalinga. The Kalinga War was of colossal nature in which as many as 1,00,000 were killed and 1,50,000 were taken...

...captives while as many as that number died as an aftermath of the war. Asoka was deeply moved by the terrible bloodshed caused by this war.

🌺Significance of a Lotus Flower in Sanatan and Asian culture.🌺

The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is an ancient and polyvalent symbol in Asian culture. Hindus revere it with God Vishnu, Brahma and to a lesser degree Kubera, and the Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati.

Often used as an example of divine beauty and purity. Vishnu is often described as the "Lotus-Eyed One". It is believed that a lotus sprang from the navel of Vishnu while he was in Yoga Nidra. The lotus then bloomed uncovering the creator God Brahma in a lotus position.

Its unfolding petals signify the expansion of the soul. The growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise. Particularly Brahma and Lakshmi, the divinities of potency and wealth, have the lotus symbol associated with them.

The lotus flower is one of the Ashtamangala of Buddhism, symbolic of creation and cosmic renewal and "primordial purity" and shares in the chakra and mandala symbolism of the Dharma chakra, is also cited extensively within the Puranas and Vedas, for example:

One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus is untouched by water.
— Bhagavad Gita 5.10

The symbolic significance of a lotus is reflective in Chinese cultures with a famous statement..

Do you know?

The Stone wheels at Konark Sun temple serve as massive Sundials. People still use it today to tell time. It has 8 major spokes that divide 24 hours into 8 equal parts, which means that the time between two major spokes is 3 hours.

There are 8 minor spokes as well. Each minor spoke runs exactly in the middle of 2 major spokes. This means that the minor spoke divides the 3 hours in half, so the time between a major spoke and a minor spoke is an hour and half or 90 minutes.

The edge of the wheel has a lot of beads. There are 30 beads between a minor and a major spoke. So, the 90 minutes are further divided by 30 beads. This means that each bead carries a value of 3 minutes.

The beads are large enough, so you can also see if the shadow falls in the center of the bead or on one of the ends of the bead. This way we can further calculate time accurately to the minute.

Massive Sundials of The Konark Sun Temple were built in 1250 CE during the reign of the Eastern Ganga King Narsimhadeva I, from stone in the form of a giant ornamented chariot dedicated to the Sun god, Surya.

⚜️हमारे शास्त्रों के अनुसार पूजा अर्चना में क्या-क्या कार्य वर्जित हैं, आइए जानें:-⚜️

🌺1) गणेश जी को तुलसी न चढ़ाएं।

🌺2) देवी पर दुर्वा न चढ़ाएं।

🌺3) शिव लिंग पर केतकी फूल न चढ़ाएं।

🌺4) विष्णु को तिलक में अक्षत न चढ़ाएं।

🌺5) दो शंख एक समान पूजा घर में न रखें।

🌺6)मंदिर में तीन गणेश मूर्ति न रखें।

🌺7)तुलसी पत्र चबाकर न खाएं।

🌺8)द्वार पर जूते चप्पल उल्टे न रखें।

🌺9)दर्शन करके वापस लौटते समय घंटा न बजाएं।

🌺10)एक हाथ से आरती नहीं लेनी चाहिए।

🌺11)ब्राह्मण को बिना आसन बैठाना नहीं चाहिए।

🌺12) स्त्री द्वारा दंडवत प्रणाम वर्जित है।

🌺13) बिना दक्षिणा ज्योतिषी से प्रश्न नहीं पूछना चाहिए।

🌺14) घर में पूजा करने के लिए अंगूठे से बड़ा शिवलिंग न रखें।

🌺15) तुलसी पेड़ में शिवलिंग किसी भी स्थान पर न हो।

🌺16) गर्भवती महिला को शिवलिंग स्पर्श नहीं करना है।

🌺17) स्त्री द्वारा मंदिर में नारियल नहीं फोडना है।

🌺18) रजस्वला स्त्री का मंदिर प्रवेश वर्जित है।

🌺19) परिवार में सूतक हो तो पूजा प्रतिमा स्पर्श न करें।

🌺20) शिव जी की पूरी परिक्रमा नहीं की जाती।

🌺21) शिव लिंग से बहते जल को लांघना नहीं चाहिए।

🌺22)एक हाथ से प्रणाम न करें।

🌺23)दूसरे के दीपक से अपना दीपक जलाना नहीं चाहिए।

🌺24)चरणामृत लेते समय दायें हाथ के नीचे एक नैपकीन रखें ताकि एक बूंद भी नीचे न गिरे।

🌺25) चरणामृत पीकर हाथों को सिर या शिखा पर न पोछें बल्कि आंखों पर लगायें शिखा पर गायत्री का निवास होता है उसे अपवित्र न करें।

🌺26) देवताओं को लोभान या लोभान की अगरबत्ती का धूप न करें।

🌺What is so sacred about Kashi and its importance in Sanatan.🌺

💮Kashi is the spiritual capital of our country.
Our elders have always said that, every Hindu must visit Kasi atleast once in His/Her lifetime.

It is believed that , Shiva himself has created Kashi town, so, when the entire world will cease to exist , even then Kasi would remain untouched.

💮 Kashi is Rudra's(Bhairav) favourite place &daily at afternoon 12,Rudra comes to take a holy dip in Ganga at the Manikarnika Ghat.

Manikarnika means Ear ring, it is believed that the Ghat got this name because Shiva's ear ring / Vishnu’s ear ring / Sati’s ear ring has fallen in this place.

💮When Bhairav cut one of Brahma’s head , it is believed that Bhairav was wandering with that head in his hand, and Brahma’s head was absorbed in the Kashi mud, and thus Bhairav was relieved from the sin of Brahman Hatya ( murder ) in the holy Kashi.

💮Kashi is the place of moksha for all mortals.
The holy river Ganga flows in the Kashi, and pilgrims immerse the ash of their kin in Ganga , and thus believe they would get moksha and get cleansed of all sins by Ganga bath.