Ten important names of Ganga and their meaning in Hindi

Ganges is the holiest river for Hindus. It is considered as the Mother in India. There are many names of Ganga. As per records it has about 108 names. Let's talk about the top 10 popular name of Ganga:

a) Janhvi - Once Ganga scattered all the belongings of Jhnu Rishi. Angrily, he drank all its water. After Ganga apologized, he brought out her from his ears and Ganga got rebirth. That's why Ganga is considered as his daughter and named as Janhvi.

b) Shivaya - Ganga's origin was from the dreadlocks of Lord Shiva. Therefore the name was stated as Shivaya.

c) Pandita - The River is respected by everyone just like the 'Pundit'. That's why the name Pandita'' was given.

d) Mukhaya - Ganga is the main river in India. Hence it is also called Mukhaya.

e) Hooghly - The end part of Ganga that is passing through Hoogly town of West Bengal is calling Hoogly as per the place name.

f) North duct - Ganges, during its journey from Himalaya to Bay of Bengal, generally flows in a southeasterly direction. But there are a few places where the river takes a northerly direction, which is believed sacred among Hindus.

g) Mandakini - Mandakini has come from the Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. Mandakini seams Alaknanda at Rudraprayag. Alaknanda then joins Bhagirathi River at Devaprayag to form the Ganges River. That’s why sometimes the Ganga is called ‘Mandakini’.

h) Durgay - Mother Ganga is incarnated as a goddess Durga.

i) Tripthga - This is another name of the Ganga. It is said that when Ganga is originated from Shiva's dreadlocks, it was divided into three paths. One is moving towards the sky, another is moving towards hell. And the 3rd one is coming down to earth.

j) Bhagirathi - Ganga came down on earth due to the King Bhagirathi’s great prayer. Since the river is also called the Bhagirathi River.