#  Holy Water for Pilgrims, via the Mail - The New York Times 

 





August 27, 2016

 

 

> Every summer, hundreds of thousands of Indians, barefoot and draped in orange clothing, make a 100-mile pilgrimage on foot to fetch water from the sacred Ganges River that they then offer at their local temples to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction.

Source: *[Holy Water for Pilgrims, via the Mail - The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/26/world/what-in-the-world/holy-water-at-home-in-india-a-pilgrimage-alternative.html)*



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Holidays/Worship ](/news-stories/holidaysworship)
- [ Hinduism ](/religions/hinduism)
- [ International ](/tags/international)
 
 

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