1. Ganges - Noun
2. Ganges - Proper noun
an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
Source: WordNetIf Ganges water will reach your ancestors in heaven, why should the water I throw up not reach my fields in the Punjab, which are far less distant ? Guru Nanak Dev
Nature never prompted a loving mother to throw her child into the Ganges. Nature never prompted men to exterminate each other for a difference of opinion concerning the baptism of infants. These crimes have been produced by religions filled with all that is illogical, cruel and hideous. Robert G. Ingersoll
The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as "I am such an important man" or "I am so and so". Ramakrishna
I will lay my bones by the Ganges that India might know there is one who cares. Alexander Duff
Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges. Hindi Proverb
Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges. Asian-indian Proverb