LC control no. | n 2018241436 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Gangā (Hindu deity) |
Variant(s) | Ganges (Hindu deity) Jāhnavī (Hindu deity) |
Place of birth | India |
Found in | Classica dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history and literature, 1961 page 108 (Gangā, personified as a goddess, also known as Jāhnavī) An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Deities, Demi-Gods, Godling, Demons and Heroes, 2000 page 180 ((Gangā aka Ganges), Goddess was implored by Bhagiratha to descend to earth) Iconography of Gaṅgā and Yamunā, 2018 t.p. (Gaṅgā) page 1 (In Hinduism the rivers Gaṅgā and Yamunā are personified as female deities and the rivers as well their iconographic forms are worshipped as one) |
Invalid LCCN | sh 89000160 |