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| image = Mural depicting Mata Ganga, wife of Guru Arjan, seeking blessings from Baba Buddha at a Birh (literally a reserved forest used for cattle grazing) from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded, circa 19th century.jpg<br />
| caption = Mural depicting Mata Ganga, wife of Guru Arjan, seeking blessings from Baba Buddha at a Birh (literally a reserved forest used for cattle grazing) from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded, circa 19th century<br />
| name = Ganga<br />
| honorific prefix = Mata<br />
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'''Mata Ganga''' (died 14 May 1621) was the wife of the fifth [[Sikh gurus|Sikh guru]], [[Guru Arjan]].<ref name=":52">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Jaspal |title=The Guru Consorts |last2=Gill |first2=M.K. |publisher=Radha Publications |year=1992 |isbn=9788185484112 |pages=89–118 |chapter=9. Mata Ganga}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University, Patiala |volume=2: E-L |pages=50}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Ganga was born to a father named Krishan Chand whom was a local of the village of Mau, which was located around ten kilometres west from Phillaur.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Marriage ==<br />
Her wedding to Arjan occurred on 19 June 1589 at her native village.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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According to Sikh lore, Mata Ganga met with [[Baba Buddha]] to seek his blessings as the couple wished to have a child.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Prithi Pal |title=The History of Sikh Gurus |publisher=Lotus Press |year=2006 |isbn=9788183820752 |pages=67–69}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jain |first=Harish |title=The Making of Punjab |publisher=Unistar Books |year=2003 |pages=275}}</ref> The couple would give birth to a son named [[Guru Hargobind|Hargobind]] at Vadali (located close by to Amritsar) on 19 June 1595.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
She died on 14 May 1621 at [[Baba Bakala|Bakala]] (which was later renamed 'Baba Bakala').<ref name=":0" /> Her remains were placed in the Beas River as she wished rather than being cremated.<ref name=":0" /> The reason she wished for her remains to be placed in running water was that her husband, Arjan, had disappeared in a river during his incarceration by the [[Mughal Empire]].<ref name=":0" /> An emblematic cremation took place at a [[Samadhi (shrine)|samadh]] located in Bakala.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
The samadh where her symbolic cremation took place at Bakala was replaced by Gurdwara Mata Ganga to commemorate her life.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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