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 ...

Welcome to Varanasi, where ancient tradition meets the modern hustle. Follow our journey through this sacred city as we explore the famous Ganges River, share smiles with local children, and get lost ...

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred ...

Ganga Snan (Holy Bath in the Ganges): The day starts with taking a dip in the sacred Ganga river. The devotees believe that taking a Ganga Snan is believed to cleanse all the sins. Lighting of ...

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

City authorities have declared repeated efforts to clean the river. From an icy source of a Himalayan glacier, the Yamuna feeds into the mighty Ganges, flowing more than 3,100 kilometres (1,925 ...

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