The Ganges, the lifeline of the Indian subcontinent has been widely worshipped in her personified form as the divine goddess for ages. It is believed that the living water of the holy river possesses curative properties and purifying characteristics. In the present scenario, there are several problems that challenge the very existence of the holy river and the great Himalayas. The Holy Ganga shelds light on the spiritual, religious, social, economic, cultural and environmental importance of the Ganga along with the problems of livelihood, uncontrolled pollution, dreaded floods, indiscriminate mining, politics of faiths, and corporate manoeuvering of water resources.