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Gangadhara
Lord Shiva had swallowed the deadly Halahala and held it in his throat, forgetting that all of the creation sustained within him.

Goddess Ganga stood the situation and said, “Oh mighty Lord Brahma! The quench of the thrust of Lord Shiva needs a permanent solution. This is possible only when Lord Shiva adorns me as his life partner. This calls for marriage and he should care me well.” Lord Shiva has looked at Ganga and promised to give all love and care eternally. In fact, Lord Shiva offered her to sit on his Jatalaya. This great act of Divine Mercy celebrated glorifying the Lord with the beautiful name as Nilakantha and Gangadhara.