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Dear Gauracandra, Does exorcism seem to be more accepted in the older European countries, where Catholicism has more of a history, or does it seem to be a more modern concept from the west?

Dear Makhanmisri, I did not see that original quote by jndas in this thread. Could you tell me which thread it came from. It may not matter, but i wanted to see in what context the idea was presented.

Ganga-mayi travels far beyond our understanding and reach, butfrom a practical viewpoint, we can understand her more reasonably by observing her decent onto this planet in the Himalayas and her course through three states of India, as well as Bangladesh. In the Padma Purana it is stated that the area within three yojanas (24 miles)on either side of Ganga's banks is considered Siddha-ksetra, whereone can easily attain perfection and return to the spiritual world, Vaikunthaloka. Regardless of where one may perform worship, prayer, or both, practically every square metre is as sacred as the next, from the begining in Gomukha to Ganga-sagara, where she meats the Bay of Bengal. Srila Prabhupada had commented on how foolish it was that the residents of Calcutta travel all the way to Haridvara fora bath, when Ganga is already flowing through Calcutta! If one has the proper consciousness to meditate on the Ganga-mayi, wherever that person may be, it is as good as being within Sidha-ksetra. (from Our Merciful Mother Ganga by Jaya Vijaya)