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

Bathing in the Ganges is thought to cleanse and purify the believers of sin. The fact that people also do their laundry in the river and factories divert their wastewater into it doesn't deter them.

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 ...

The ghats of the Ganges River are illuminated with thousands of ... The markets, like Chandni Chowk, are bustling with people buying gifts, sweets, and new clothes. Mumbai's Diwali celebration ...

Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings ... In southern India, many have an early morning warm oil bath to ...

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 ...

Many people dedicate the holiday to special prayers to Lakshmi ... Here, many have an early morning bath with warm oil to ...

In a recent interview, Dr Md Sarwar Hossain, Associate Professor at the University of Glasgow and lead of first-time research on "safe operating space" (SOS) for Bangladeshi rivers, shared his ...