Ganga Gowri

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Ganga Gowri (1973 film)

Ganga Gowri (Tamil: கங்கா கௌரி) is a 1973 Indian mythological Tamil film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, S. A. Asokan and Cho in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.

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Ganga Gowri (1997 film)

Ganga Gowri is a 1997 Tamil comedy-drama film directed by Madheswaran. The film features Arun Vijay, Sangita and Mantra in lead roles. The film had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 5 May 1997.

Plot

Shiva (Arun Vijay) and his brother Vichu (Vadivelu) are carefree youth while their father Pandiyan (Dindigul I. Leoni) is a miser. Shiva falls in love with Ganga (Mantra) at first sight and tries to seduce her with his brother's help. Ultimately, Ganga also falls in love with him. Gowri (Sangita) comes from her village and begins to work in Pandiyan's house as a maid.

Few months ago, Shiva was bitten by a snake and Muthu (Siva) saved him. Muthu cannot marry Gowri because of their horoscope. According to tradition, Gowri must get married with another man for one week and then she can marry Muthu. Shiva, grateful to Muthu for saving his life, got married with her and left the village. Thereafter, Gowri didn't want to marry Muthu anymore, Muthu was understandable and he advised her to rejoin Shiva.

Sati (goddess)

Satī (Pron:ˈsʌti:) (Devnagri: सती, IAST: satī), also known as Dakshayani (Devanagari: दाक्षायणी, IAST: dākṣāyaṇī), is a Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity. An aspect of Adi Parashakti, Dakshayani is the first consort of Shiva, the second being Parvati, the reincarnation of Sati herself.

In Hindu legend, both Sati and Parvati successively play the role of bringing Shiva away from ascetic isolation into creative participation with the world. The act of Sati, in which a Hindu widow immolates herself on her husband's funeral pyre as a final and consummate act of loyalty and devotion, is patterned after the deed committed by this goddess to uphold the honour of her husband.

Full Story

Queen Prasuti desired a daughter, so Lord Brahma advised her and her husband Daksha to meditate upon the Goddess Adi-Parashakti. So they gave up their royal robes, put on the guises of saints, and sat in a forest, surviving the heat, cold, rain, fallen leaves from trees and harsh winds. After a long time, Goddess Adi-Parashakti appeared to them in her visible form of a thousand hands, holding countless weapons, wearing ornaments like diamonds, gems, earrings, gold armours, a crown, and a red sari. After Daksha and Prasuti's penance were over, Adi Parashakti invited them to request the desired boon from her. Daksha asked the Goddess to take birth again as their daughter. The Goddess gave them their consent but also gave them a warning that if ever she should be insulted, she would take up her Celestial form and disown them. Daksha and Prasuti agreed to take care of her.

Gowri (film)

Gowri (Telugu: గౌరి) is a 2004 Telugu film that was directed by B.V. Ramana. The action/drama film stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur. It was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of a Tamil film, Thirumalai, which starred Joseph Vijay in the main lead along with Jyothika. Gowri was a hit at the box office, collecting close to 17 (domestic net ) crores Rs. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title The Gunda.

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Gowri (Sumanth) is a motorcycle mechanic living in Dhoolpet area of Hyderabad. Shweta (Charmme Kaur) is a college student who is the daughter of media baron Chandra Shekhar (Vizag Prasad). Gowri and Shweta fall in love with each other to the disapproval of Chandra Shekhar. He seeks the help of a mafia leader Sarkar (Atul Kulkarni) to separate Gowri and Shweta. The rest of the story is all about how Gowri overcomes Shweta's father and Sarkar to gain Shweta's hand in marriage.

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Gowri (1963 film)

Gowri (Kannada: ಗೌರಿ) is a 1963 Indian Kannada film, directed by S. K. A. Chari and produced by K Narayan Rao. The film stars Sowkar Janaki, Rajkumar, Sandhya and M. N. Lakshmi in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.

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Ganges

The Ganga (Hindustani: [ˈɡəŋɡaː]) , also Ganges (/ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest river by discharge.

The Ganga is the most sacred river to Hindus. It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. It is worshipped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically, with many former provincial or imperial capitals (such as Pataliputra,Kannauj,Kara, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Munger, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Calcutta) located on its banks.

The Ganga was ranked as the fifth most polluted river of the world in 2007. Pollution threatens not only humans, but also more than 140 fish species, 90 amphibian species and the endangered Ganga river dolphin. The Ganga Action Plan, an environmental initiative to clean up the river, has been a major failure thus far, due to corruption, lack of technical expertise, poor environmental planning, and lack of support from religious authorities.