Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
cleansing properties. Even British soldiers carried water from the Ganga
from India back to England as it remained “sweet and fresh” throughout
the long sea voyage.
All the places of origin of our rivers – Gangotri of Ganga, Yamunotri
of Yamuna, Amarkantak of Narmada, Krishnabai of Krishna, or Talakaveri
of Kaveri have temples built in honor of the rivers.
The many temples for rivers reflect the way these rivers were
perceived by the people of this country. The primary emotion a river
evoked was utmost reverence. A remnant of this feeling is still visible
today in the rituals of these temples and the aartis performed on the
rivers, such as the famous Ganga Aarti in Kashi. But the system of
practices that were followed in the past to nurture the river systems as
ecological entities is all but forgotten.
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