Nicolas Maxim: Outside Source: National Geographic

When reading National Geographic I came across an article that talked about the first three climbers to ever climb Shark/s Fin on Mount Meru in the Garwhal Himalaya. Later in the article it stated that “Meru is considered the center of the universe in the Hindu cosmology and is the source of the Ganges River”. This caught my attention because we will often see the eastern religions praise various mountains or rivers. While I have not looked into it, I wonder if the Hindu performs rituals in honor of Mount Meru. By claiming Mount Meru as the source of the Ganges River they are saying that all of the water in the Ganges River comes from Mount Meru. Again, this is something that is spiritual for the Hindu’s because it is easy for that statement to be dis-proven by scientists or geographers.

http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/16/first-ascent-of-meru-climbers-jimmy-chin-and-renan-ozturk-to-present-at-5point-film-festival/