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印度恒河

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印度人视恒河为圣河,将恒河看做是女神的化身,虔诚地敬仰恒河,据说是起源于一个传说故事。古时候,恒河水流湍急,波涛汹涌,经常泛滥成灾,毁灭良田,残害生灵,有个国王为了洗刷先辈的罪孽,请求天上的女神帮助驯服恒河,为人类造福。湿婆神来到喜马拉雅山下,散开头发,让汹涌的河水从自己头上缓缓流过,浇溉两岸的田野,两岸的居民得以安居乐业。从此,印度教便将恒河奉若神明,敬奉湿婆神和洗圣水澡成为印度教徒的两大宗教活动。

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