5668196 Shiva Bearing the Descent of the Ganges River, folio from a Hindi manuscript by the saint Narayan, c.1740 (watercolour, gold and ink on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 28.9x22,2 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; (add.info.: Shiva as Gangadhara, while the goddess Parvati, sage Bhagiratha and bull Nandi look on. Himachal Pradesh, Guler, Bathu, In Hinduism, the river Ganga is considered sacred and is personified as a goddess Ganga. It is worshipped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates "moksha" (liberation from the cycle of life and death).).