The Ganges seemed agitated and I wondered if it had anything to do with the hundreds of pilgrims and tourists filling souvenir jugs with her waters upstream. Though international tourists are ...

Pilgrims come from across India and around the world to bathe in the water where the two sacred rivers meet. Such mass bathing in the Ganges has been recorded for more than 2,500 years.

The Ganges River or Ganga, is India’s most sacred river and a goddess in Hinduism. Stretching over 2,500 kilometers, it’s a ...

Hindus therefore bathe in the Ganges with the hope of having their sin washed away and their soul purified. The Kumbh Mela pilgrimage lasts for 55 days and hosts many different types of Hindus ...

Haridwar stands as a prominent holy city in Uttarakhand, nestled by the banks of the sacred Ganges River. Its deep-rooted ...

Devi wanted to die on her own terms, namely in the most important Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi in northern India where Hindus have gone to be cremated next to the holy river Ganges for thousands ...

This charming village in the Kashmir Valley is tucked away behind the Lidder River, which is well-known for its crystal-clear ...

The most famous Hindu pilgrimage is the Kumbh Mela, which takes place at the River Ganges in India. Up to 40 million people come to purify themselves in the water, the biggest gathering of people ...

Between now and March organisers expect about 120 million pilgrims to bathe at the Sangam - the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers. Hindus believe that doing so ...

Ghats are the name of the countless stone stairs and platforms that lead from the old city down to the Ganges. In the morning, pilgrims crowd the alleys of Kashi, all pushing and honking in the ...