Before the 16th century, the trunk stream of the Ganges was the Bhagirathi and the Hooghly, the Bhairab being the main ...

City authorities have declared repeated efforts to clean the river. From an icy source of a Himalayan glacier, the Yamuna ...

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 ...

Explore India's rivers and their hidden dangers! From bull sharks to saltwater crocodiles, understand these creatures to ...

The first-ever all-women rafting expedition along the length of the Ganges has set sail at uniting women empowerment and environmental preservation.

Toxic foam is covering India's Yamuna River, a main tributary to the Ganges River and considered sacred to Hindus, leading an ...

The festival of Dev Diwali is celebrated on the banks of Ganga. During this time, bathing and charity are also considered to ...

Footage caught from the banks of a river that many consider to be holy shows people bathing, despite toxic foam taking over ...

Devotees offer prayers at the river banks with deep devotion. Munger’s ghats along the Ganges become a hub for Chhath Puja celebrations. The energetic rituals and river views create an ...

A video showing Chhath devotees immersing themselves in the Yamuna for their ritual bath and washing their hair with the ...