{"id":4833,"date":"2016-07-12T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T09:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/12\/indias-post-offices-are-now-selling-bottled-holy-water-from-the-ganges\/"},"modified":"2016-07-12T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T09:06:19","slug":"indias-post-offices-are-now-selling-bottled-holy-water-from-the-ganges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/12\/indias-post-offices-are-now-selling-bottled-holy-water-from-the-ganges\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#039;s post offices are now selling bottled holy water from the Ganges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Https%3a%2f%2fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads%2fcard%2fimage%2f141976%2fgettyimages-166768111__1_\" src=\"http:\/\/i.amz.mshcdn.com\/q7nEUPYuFjZ0MGWNJiG3NaY9GxM=\/575x323\/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F141976%2FGettyImages-166768111__1_.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=India%27s+post+offices+are+now+selling+bottled+holy+water+from+the+Ganges&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F12%2Findia-post-gangajal-delivery%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F07%2F12%2Findia-post-gangajal-delivery%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.amz.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Along with regular mail, Indian post offices have started selling <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Gangajal<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">, or water from the Ganges River, which is considered to be holy by the Hindus. The new service can also be availed through online orders on India&#8217;s Post&#8217;s website, with the bottled water being delivered at homes across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/12\/29\/cow-dung-cakes-india-online\/\">Cow dung patties are selling like hot cakes online in India<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Online marketplaces such as <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.in\/SHAKTI-Ganga-Jal-50ml-Pack\/dp\/B01EDZW3H0?tag=googinhydr18418-21&amp;tag=googinkenshoo-21&amp;ascsubtag=58bf4325-4f86-4fec-aa69-2f976276aadb\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Amazon<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapdeal.com\/product\/haridwar-astro-braham-kund-ganga\/639974955763?utm_source=earth_feed&amp;utm_campaign=%7Bcampaignid%7D&amp;utm_medium=129&amp;utm_content=639974955763&amp;utm_term=%7Badgroupid%7D&amp;utm_source=earth_feed&amp;utm_campaign=CatchAllFinal&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=639974955763&amp;utm_term=,&amp;campaignid=620955518&amp;adgroupid=29871864805&amp;adposition=1o4&amp;network=g&amp;device=c&amp;targetid=pla-94251535645\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Snapdeal<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> already sell bottled Ganges water, but India Post may have the advantage of cheaper pricing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">The water will be sourced from Gangotri and Rishikesh in 200 and 500 ml bottles, and has be priced between Rs 15 and Rs 35.\u00a0<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/07\/12\/india-post-gangajal-delivery\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/e-commerce\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">E Commerce<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/river\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">River<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/india\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">India<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/watercooler\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Watercooler<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/P_Bn5c8kZfE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with regular mail, Indian post offices have started selling Gangajal, or water from the Ganges River, which is considered to be holy by the Hindus. 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