About 400 million people, more than the population of the United States, are expected to participate in the festival between ...

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

The Ganges River, revered as the goddess Ganga, is central to Hindu culture for its purification powers. It supports millions through agriculture, industry, and transportation. Pilgrimage sites ...

The Ganges (Ganga) is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. It begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers at Devprayag in Uttarakhand.

Over the past two decades, holy men in India have gone on dozens of fasts demanding governments honour their promise to revive the polluted Ganges, a river revered by Hindus. The recent death of ...

The pilgrimage site in India attracts tourists from around the world – and many Hindus seeking salvation. Some of them want ...

As per the Uttar Pradesh government, as of 2022, there have been increased sightings of the Ganges river dolphins as the quality of water improves through the Namami Gange programme. Mahananda ...

Victims of coronavirus are cremated on the banks of the Ganges river in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh The bodies of at least 40 people have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in ...