People often wonder why the Hindus with their great philosophical mind, with their deep insight into mysticism, should believe in such a thing as a sacred fiver. But besides being symbolical there is another meaning in it. The great Mahatmas live on the heights of the Himalayas where the Ganges and Jumna streams rise, which then take different directions till they unite again and become one. This is really a phenomenon deep in its symbolism as well as in its actual nature. It is symbolical that the rivers begin as one and then turn into duality; that after the two streams have been separated for miles they are attracted to each other. Then they meet in a place at Allahabad, called Sangam, which is a place of pilgrimage. This gives us in its interpretation the idea of the whole manifestation, which is one in the beginning, then manifests as dual, and unites in the end.