The River Ganges: a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site

Religious education

In this unit pupils will revist the idea of pilgrimage.  They will investigate case studies of the sites of Iona, the Ganges and Glastonbury. From this they will learn that there has been a Christian or Hindu presence there for centuries. They will note how there is both continuity and change.

Pilgrimage: why are people still drawn to ancient places?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Brahma saw that there was a fire on earth.

Ganga volunteered to descend to earth to help extinguish the flames.

Shiva saw that her form of water might be too strong.

Shiva sat in meditation and grew his hair.

The water fell safely into his hair and spread slowly onto the earth.

Put these parts of the story of Mother Ganga into the correct order.

The River Ganges is regarded by many Hindus as ...

scatter the ashes of a loved one who has died into the Ganges.

The main threat to the Ganges today is ...

Some Hindus are cleaning up the river. Acting this way out of compassion is known as ...

Which country has the largest number of Hindus in the world?

the ultimate truth or God in Hindu Dharma

acting out of compassion and following a path of duty

The Iona community aims for peace and ...

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz