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Mother of Bhishma Pitamaha in Mahabharata

Bhishma Pitamaha in Mahabharata is the grandsire who saw several generation of his family due to the boon that he can decide the time of his death. But who is the mother of Bhishma Pitamaha? Mother of Bhishma is Ganga – River Ganges. Bhishma was the son of King Shantanu and  Ganga . Ganga who had taken away Bhishma after birth had returned him to Shantanu when he had attained adulthood. Related Story of the Birth of Bhishma in the Mahabharat Bhishma Narkatari Temple at Kurukshetra