HARIDWAR: With all but a few of Her devotees fast asleep by Her shores, the River Ganga silently rushes past Hari ki Pauri Ghat late at night. Novitiate nuns in yellow saris meditate with ordained nuns before Goddess Durga at a Haridwar ashram.§
“In the midst of the Waters,
the Lord is moving,
surveying men’s truth and
men’s lies. How sweet
are the Waters, crystal
clear and cleansing! Now
may these great, divine
Waters enliven me!” §
Rig Veda VII.49.3§