About the Book: Gangagatha: Ganga Teere Tirthatan
The river Ganga is a beloved and revered bearer of religious, spiritual and
cultural values. To Swami Kailashanand Giri the Ganga is his foster mother. He
takes the reader on a journey to the many sacred places found along the rivers
course, from Gaumukh in Uttarakhand to Gangasagar in West Bengal. In an engaging
and lively manner, he tells the stories and myths connected with each of these
places. Some of the stories recollected on the shores of the Ganga are
Parikshits death when he was stung by Takshak, the king of snakes; the romance
of Shakuntala and