3431848 India / France: \'La Procession de Ganga\' (The Procession of Ganga\'), engraving, Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733), 1728 by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: 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). The water of Ganga is considered very pure. Pilgrims immerse the ashes of their kin in the Ganges, which is considered by them to bring the spirits closer to "moksha".); Pictures from History; French, out of copyright.