Religious Studies GCSE
Purification and Karma
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Rivers are worshipped as goddesses and sources of purification, and the Ganges is believed to wash away bad karma and help achieve moksha.
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- Hinduism - 3.1.4.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
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