The Ganga, elder daughter of Himavan and Mena, springs from the foot of Vishnu, winds three times around Brahma's city on the summit of Mount Meru in the Himalayas, flows over the sky in the form of the Milky Way (Mandakini), and then falls down to earth from the matted locks of Siva.

The Ganga Conference consists of:

• University of Allahabad (ALLAHABAD)
• Avadh University (FAIZABAD)
• Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology (FAIZABAD)
• University of Gorakhpur (GORAKHPUR)
• Purvanchal University (JAUNPUR)
• Lucknow University (LUCKNOW)
• Avadesh Pratap Singh University (REWA)
• Benares Hindu University (VARANASI)
• Kashi Vidyapeeth (VARANASI)