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[[Biliþ:Ganges India.jpg|260px|right|Gandis æt morgenlihte]]
Sēo '''Gandis Ēa''' (''Ganga'' on Indiscum sprǣcum) is fyrst [[ēa]] in norðernum [[Indea|Indie]]. Heo aginneþ sƿa [[Bhagirathi]] ēa fram the [[Gangotri Glacier]] in the [[Uttaranchal]] [[Ēasterne Caucasus|Caucasus]] and joins the [[Alaknanda]] nēah Deoprayag to form Gandis. Then on, Gandis flēoƿeþ ofer Norþernan Indie miclan ƿangum (þāra [[Gandiswangas|Gandisƿangum]]) and empties in [[Bengal Byht]]e æfter dividing up into many [[distributary|distributaries]]. One of them is the [[Hoogli]] Ēa nēah [[Caligardamana]], another major distributary being the [[Padma Ēa]] seo flēoƿeþ in [[Bangladesc]]. Seo Ēa langness is ymbe 1,570 mīla. The region encompassing the [[delta]] near the Bengal Byht healf is known as the [[Sunderbans]] (''Beorhtan Ƿealdas'') – a region of thick [[mangrove]] [[weald|ƿeald]], and ān þæs [[tiger|Cynelic Bengal tigres]] mægena eardena.

The [[Geamuna Ēa]] — seo is self miclu ēa, and nearly as sacred — is an [[brōcrīþ]] þǣre Gandis, and hiere mōtung is nēah what is the site of the traditional holy [[Hindu]] ceaster [[Prayag]], seo man nū hēt [[Allahabad]]. 

Man mæg tƿa cynn [[mereswīn]] in Gandis ēa sēon; þæt [[Gandis Ēa Mereswīn]] and þæt [[Irrawaddy Mereswīn|Irraƿaddy Meresƿīn]]. Ēac is Gandis notable in that it contains a rare species of [[River shark|freshwater shark]], [[Glyphis gangeticus]] about which little is known.

=== Gandis in Hinduisme ===
[[Biliþ:Ganges_ceremony.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Lēode drincaþ ƿæter of þǣm ēa on Hinduiscre ǣ in [[Varanasi]].]]
[[Biliþ:Ganga Mahabalipuram.jpg|thumb|220px|"Descent of the Ganga", Relief at [[Mahabalipuram]] ]]
The Ganga is personified in [[Hinduism]] sƿa [[gyden]]: Ma (Mother) Ganga, [[Karttikeya]] mōdor, be [[Agni]]. 

Several places sacred to Hindus lie along the banks of the river Ganga, including [[Haridwar]] and [[Varanasi]]. It is believed that taking a dip in the river will wash away one's [[sin]]s, and that having [[cremation|one's ashes disposed]] off in the Ganga after [[death]] may improve one's [[reincarnation|next life]] or even allow [[Moksha]] to be attained sooner. Devout Hindus make [[pilgrimage]]s to [[bath]]e in the Ganga and to [[meditate]] on its banks.

Æfter þǣre [[mythological]]an gesegene, [[Brahma (god)|Brahma]] collected the sweat of [[Vishnu]]'s feet and created Ganga. Being touched by two members of the [[Trimurthi]], Ganga became very holy. 

Several years later, a [[king]] named Sagar magically acquired sixty thousand sons. One day, King Sagar performed a [[ritual]] of [[worship]] for the good of the [[Kingdom]]. One of the integral parts of the ritual was [[eoh]], which was stolen by the jealous [[Indra]]. Sagar sent all his sons all geond eall Middangeard to search for the horse. They found it in the [[Underworld]] next to a penitent sage. Believing that the sage had stolen the horse, they hurled insults at him and caused his penance to be disturbed. The sage opened his eyes for the first time in several years, and looked at the sons of Sagar. With this glance, all sixty thousand were burnt to death. 

Þā [[sāwol|sāƿla]] þāra suna Sagares wandered as [[gāst]]as forþǣm þe hiera endmestan rites had not been performed. When [[Bhagiratha]], one of the descendants of Sagar by a second wife, learnt of this fate, he vowed to bring Ganga down to Earth so that she could sweep away the ashes to heaven.
 
Bhagiratha prayed to Brahma that Ganga come down to Earth. Brahma agreed, and he ordered Ganga to come down to the Earth and then on to the Underworld so that the souls of Bhagiratha's ancestors would be able to go to [[Heaven]]. The vain Ganga felt that this was insulting and decided to sweep the whole Earth away as she fell from the Heavens. Alarmed, Bhagiratha prayed to [[Shiva]] that he break up Ganga's descent.

Ganga arrogantly fell on Shiva's head. But Shiva calmly trapped her in his hair and let her out in small streams. The touch of Shiva further sanctified Ganga. As Ganga travelled to the Underworld, she created a different stream to remain on Earth to help purify unfortunate souls there.

=== Sēo ēac ===
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* [[Gandis Fūlness]]
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