The Story of River Ganga - Dance Drama in Thanjavur Natyanjali
Ganga is one of the holy rivers of India. Accourding to Hindu religion, a famous king, Bhagirathan, did tapas (meditation) for many years constantly to bring the river Ganga from heavn to earth. He started meditating for several years and finally Ganga got pleased and descended to the earth. To prevent the earth from flooding of Ganga , Lord Shiva received Ganga on his hairs. King Bhagirathan then worshipped Lord Shiva and Shiva blessed him and released Ganga from his head. Ganga descended to the earth through the dreadlocks (Jata Head) of Lord Shiva and Shiva told her to follow Bhagiratha. Wherever Ganga would flow in following Bhagiratha, people came in large numbers to bath and obtain purification. Visit and enjoy the dance drama http://www.heritagetown.org/natyanjali.html