How "dirty" is the Ganges, which is praised by Indians as a holy river?

Speaking of India, as one of four ancient civilizations, it has a long history. Among them, I have to mention the Ganges River in India. In the eyes of Indians, the Ganges and our mother river, the Yellow River, have the same status. Moreover, the Ganges was once called the holy river by Indians.

In recent years, after Indian tourism began to rise gradually, more and more people from China began to go to india tourism. When they saw the Ganges River in India, they couldn't help being surprised. What they see is actually a river full of all kinds of rubbish, full of clutter. Then, I will briefly talk to you about the Ganges, the holy river of India. Please listen to me one by one.

The Ganges River, also known as the A Qiang River, is located on the banks of the ancient Indian city of varanasi. Its source is the Root Gaudry Glacier in the southern Himalayas and western Nepal. Finally, the Yarlung Zangbo River in China flows to the Ganges River in India, which is more or less related to the territorial disputes between China and India over the years.

Of course, in addition, the Ganges has other functions in India. As we all know, there are various religions in India, and the mainstream Sect is Hinduism in India. Hinduism is the main religion that most Indians believe in, because there are Indian pilgrimage sites such as Shiva Peak and Shenshan Mountain near the birthplace of the Ganges River.

Shiva, as one of the three main gods of Hinduism, needless to say, the Ganges is also called the holy river by Indians. Hindus need to bathe in the Ganges to wash away sins and diseases, and they come to worship in the Ganges every year, including people of other religions.

Not only that, but many Hindus also dump the cremated remains of the deceased into the Ganges. In their view, this can make the soul of the deceased ascend to heaven, and at the same time, it can also wash away the sins of the deceased in the holy river. Some people even throw the remains of babies and animals into the Ganges, including a lot of domestic garbage, waste and so on.

You think this is it? Unexpectedly, the polluted Ganges can still be used for drinking. Yes, needless to say, it is still related to religion. Similarly, many Hindus believe that Ganges water has the effect of washing away their sins and removing all diseases. Ganges water is more effective than any specific medicine in their eyes.

And every day at church, a large group of Christians come to the Ganges to get water to drink. However, according to the research, there are as many as 654.38+million Escherichia coli in every 100 ml of Ganges water, while there are only 500 in normal water. The number of Escherichia coli is used to distinguish water quality.

Today, Ganges water is even exported abroad as a "specialty" of India. Finally, I have to say that illiteracy kills people.