The five-day festival celebrates the River Ganges. It features cultural performances and events ... Having seen the Aarti ...

Few people had been able to perform this yatra and for many sadhus, this had been the last desired one-way life’s trip. This temple stands on the origin of the Ganges River. Most Hindus believe it to ...

Rishikesh is a peaceful town nestled at the foot of the Himalayas, right by the Ganga river, and is well-known for its ...

Apart from quenching the people's thirst, the Ganga river also provides water for irrigation for farmers. Among the religious beliefs, Hindus and other Indians believe bathing in the Ganges washes ...

the cheering and the enthusiasm of the people here, we are feeling very fortunate..." The Ganga Mahotsav is celebrated in Varanasi, India, with the primary aim of showcasing the cultural heritage and ...

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

As the magnitude of Johannesburg's water crisis becomes clear, water authorities are beginning to look at what it would take to use water from alternative sources, including the water running in ...

The canal scheme was built in response to the Agra famine of 1837-38, when over 80,000 people in north west India died of ... who were concerned that the waters of the Ganges – a holy river for Hindus ...

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Autumn Gillard notes that many tribal members in Southern Utah recognize the river daily "as a source of life, power, and ...

A newly unearthed archaeological site in Tajikistan dating to as far as 150,000 years ago played a key role in the migration ...