Ganges in need of cleansing.(World)(Briefing/Western Asia)

The Washington Times | April 25, 1998| | Copyright

VARANASI, India - The jostling for space along the banks of the Ganges begins long before dawn, when tens of thousands of Hindus plunge into the holy river in hopes of washing away a lifetime of sins.

Ascetics, clad only in saffron-colored loin cloths, light offerings of incense and anoint the bathers' brows with crimson streaks. Nearby, crowds of mourners watch the first funeral pyres catch fire.

The belief in the Ganges River's power to cleanse Hindus of their sins is as old as Varanasi, the bustling sacred city for Hindu faithful and one of the ...

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