More bodies wash up on bank of river Ganges 'Wherever ... one hides a body. At the nearby Mahadevi ghat, at least 50 bodies were found. Traditionally, Hindus cremate their dead.

Over the past two decades, holy men in India have gone on dozens of fasts demanding governments honour their promise to revive the polluted Ganges ... back the river from the dead".

Ajay Kumar had gone to bathe in the Ganges for a religious ritual. During this time, he drowned in the river. It is being ...

Many tour the Ganges River to witness the activities along the ... the god of destruction and purification -- entering her body. Once it was displayed openly. Then it became a forbidden subject.

Just imagine you are swimming in the Ganges River, enjoying the cold sacred water that washes away your worries and cleanses your soul. But suddenly, your feet touch something mobile inside the water.

Whether it's digging up the dead in Madagascar or a striptease in Taiwan, different cultures have unique rituals to mark a person's passing.The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were embalmed, as were several ...

Before starting their investigation they want to find out more about the river ... is there and they need Ganges water. And at the time after death, the body is cremated on the bank of the ...

A women-only river cruise leans into luxeWomen-only travel groups are proliferating, and the recently announced river cruise from Uniworld caught my attention. Gen Z is at the forefront of the all ...

The nearest town is about six miles away, but there are plenty of cranes and aquatic birds in the river to keep you company and hikes to move your body whenever you can pick yourself up off the ...

Many tour the Ganges River to witness the activities along the ... the god of destruction and purification -- entering her body. Once it was displayed openly. Then it became a forbidden subject.

A dead person must therefore be cremated as soon as possible, because only then can their soul free itself from the body and move on. In India, the River Ganges plays a special role in this.