Gangasagar Mela 2017
ॐ....... My salutations to Thee
ॐ जवाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम् ।
तमोऽरिंम सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम् ।।
(वेद व्यास कृत सूर्य मन्त्र)
Om Jaba Kusuma Sankasham, Kashyapeyam Mahadyutim !
Tamorim Sarvapapoghnam, Pranoto-osmi Divakaram !!
(Salutations to Sun God by Ved Vyas)
OM, I humbly bow and pay homage to Him whose colour resembles the pollen grains of the hibiscus flower, the brilliantly shining, the descendent of Sage Kashyap!
O the annihilator of all evil darkness, ignorance and sins, the life and daylight giver, my salutations to Thee!
The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.
Ganga Sagar - pain, bliss and sanctification
The Ganga Sagar Mela continues to throb with life, with the energy of millions of pilgrims. The pilgrimage may be extremely tough, but the pilgrims know that the visit will purify their souls. The visit fulfils their lifelong desire and often one can see tears of joy rolling down their cheeks. That is the magic of religion!
Images of Bengal, India
Gangasagar Mela 2017
ॐ....... My salutations to Thee
ॐ जवाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम् ।
तमोऽरिंम सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम् ।।
(वेद व्यास कृत सूर्य मन्त्र)
Om Jaba Kusuma Sankasham, Kashyapeyam Mahadyutim !
Tamorim Sarvapapoghnam, Pranoto-osmi Divakaram !!
(Salutations to Sun God by Ved Vyas)
OM, I humbly bow and pay homage to Him whose colour resembles the pollen grains of the hibiscus flower, the brilliantly shining, the descendent of Sage Kashyap!
O the annihilator of all evil darkness, ignorance and sins, the life and daylight giver, my salutations to Thee!
The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.
Ganga Sagar - pain, bliss and sanctification
The Ganga Sagar Mela continues to throb with life, with the energy of millions of pilgrims. The pilgrimage may be extremely tough, but the pilgrims know that the visit will purify their souls. The visit fulfils their lifelong desire and often one can see tears of joy rolling down their cheeks. That is the magic of religion!
Images of Bengal, India