Ganga ita ce uwa, Ganga Mata (Mata="mahaifiyar") na bautar Hindu da al'adu, karɓar duka da gafartawa duka. Ba kamar sauran alloli ba, ba ta da lalacewa ko ban tsoro, kodayake tana iya zama mai lalacewa kamar kogi a yanayi. Ita kuma uwa ce ga sauran alloli. Ta karɓi zuriyar Shiva mai ƙonewa daga allahn wuta Agni, wanda yake da zafi sosai ga wannan duniyar, kuma ya sanyaya shi a cikin ruwanta. Wannan haɗin yana haifar da Skanda, ko Kartikeya, allahn yaƙi. A cikin Mahabharata, ita ce matar Shantanu, kuma mahaifiyar jarumi jarumi-patriarch, mai tsarki Bhishmahana. Lokacin da aka ji rauni a cikin yaƙi, Ganga ta fito daga bautar Hindu a cikin sifar mutum kuma tana kuka ba tare da iko a jikinsa ba. An kuma lura cewa ta kawo zuriyar Shiva daga allahn wuta Agni, wanda yake da zafi sosai ga wannan duniyar, kuma ya sanyaya shi a cikin ruwanta.
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