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, a river revered by Hindus. The recent death of ...

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation ...

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake in ...

after a video allegedly showing a woman being raped next to the holy River Ganges was shared widely on social media. Police say the men took turns to assault the victim and film it. The woman was ...

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 ...

An aphrodisiac made from donkeys, holy water from the Ganges river and a live toad are among the more unusual items retrieved by biosecurity officials at Australian airports and mail centres last ...

Hindu devotees bathe along the banks of river Ganges and carry the holy water to their homes as offerings on the first day of ...

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

DUA: Where does the river end? The Ganges. MAP SELLER ... NARRATOR: Indians believe the Ganges is sacred and regard its water as holy. But it’s also essential for daily life.

"Toxi-city," broadcasters dubbed the capital. City authorities have declared repeated efforts to clean the river. From an icy ...