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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

A boatman in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state is being praised after he rescued a baby girl found floating in a wooden box in the Ganges river. Gullu Chaudhary said he was alerted by the cries ...

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 ...