There has always been a strong sense of place in his work, and here the descriptions of the landscape, imbued with myth as it is, carry total conviction - the windy plain, the sacred river, Mount Ida and the grove where Paris made the fatal gift.
Promises to clean the Ganges, the most sacred river in India, figured in Modi's election speeches and in his party's election manifesto.
In 27 countries, most in Asia and Africa, convenient water is unavailable to half the population; meanwhile many rivers there are polluted with sludge, and even the Ganges, the sacred river of India, harbors harmful waste.
Kaveri River, Kaveri also spelled Cauvery, sacred river of southern India.
For example, the organizers of a "sacred river" movement in the United States will be meeting at the institute, building on a concept familiar in Asia where rivers like the Mekong and the Ganges are considered sacred.
HINDUS had just begun their sunset prayers on the banks of the Ganges, India's most sacred river, on December 7th when the bomb exploded.
