Some 660 million pilgrims journeyed to the banks of the River Ganges over 44 days during Kumbh Mela, the religious Hindu ...

A Son’s Exploration of Faith” unfolds like a slow and reflective drift down India’s holiest river. One that becomes a living metaphor for the tension between inherited belief and personal doubt.

India and Bangladesh share 54 transboundary rivers, yet have sharing agreements for only one - the Ganges - which will expire ...

The Ganges is far more than just a river. It is religion, industry, farming and politics. It is a source of water for millions of people, and an immense septic system that endures millions of ...

The Ganges, revered as a symbol of spiritual purity for more than 2,000 years, is today a filthy soup. This is especially true in the ancient pilgrimage site of Varanasi, where 32 old pipes on the ...

In "Ganges: The Many Pasts of an Indian River," Sudipta Sen provides a cultural history of the Ganges, considered the earthly embodiment of Vishnu, where devout Hindus go to be blessed, and where ...

Hindus believe that a dip in the Ganges erases all sins. Men, women, the young and the old, happily shed all inhibitions for a soul-cleansing plunge in the spiritually pure, if physically foul, water.

ALLAHABAD, INDIA — Among believers, the river has many names: The Pure. Destroyer of Sin. Light Amid the Darkness of Ignorance. But mostly they call it “Ganga Ma” -- Mother Ganges -- and ...

Mean dive-time was 120 s, however, the highest dive-time was 465 s. Diurnal movement in the dolphins was also observed. This is the first report on surfacing behaviour of the Ganges river dolphin in ...

Nearly half a million Hindus braved near-freezing temperatures to wash away their sins in the icy waters of the Ganges river in northern India on Wednesday, the first day of a six-week festival.

On the banks of the Ganges in northern India, tanneries that have poured effluent into the holy river for decades are closing. For environmentalists, it's a victory over filthy companies with no ...