India, Feb. 1 -- From time immemorial, Ganga Maiyya (Mother Ganges) has stood for purity-the purity of the body, mind and spirit. Worshipped across India for its elevating, purifying and life giving waters. Every Hindu home cherishes the water that never putrefies even when stored for years.

Mystical stories abound and are common knowledge about the descent of the holy Ganges from the heavens, but these need unravelling by knowledgeable saints. Spurting from the toe of Vishnu, being held in Shiva's locks, then falling softly on the earth, this seems rather incomprehensible.

Ganga is a manifestation of gyaan (knowledge), therefore knowledge is often referred to as "gyaan Ganga", the flow of the knowledge of the Supreme Reality. This know...