The Ganges is more than a river. It is a lifeline, a sacred symbol, and a cornerstone of South Asian civilization. But it is ...

NEW DELHI – India's main environmental agency Thursday banned the dumping of any kind of waste within 500 meters (yards) of the most polluted parts of the Ganges, a river considered sacred by devout ...

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The Ganges is India’s spiritual heart and a vital source of life for millions. This video explores its sacred role in Hindu ...

Indian authorities have put nets up over the Ganges River after bodies of more than 100 COVID-19 victims have washed up — with a viral video seemingly showing ambulance workers dumping some of the ...

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 they worship ...

Gulls land on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, in 2015. (Debal Sen) Sudipta Sen visited Himalayan pilgrim towns along the Ganges River with his family as a 4-year-old, and ingested small teaspoons ...

11 million expected to bathe in river 50%2C000 police deployed to keep order It%27s one of the world%27s largest religious gatherings ALLAHABAD, India (AP) — Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ...

Worshipped by a billion Hindus and a water source for 400 million, the government is battling to save “Mother Ganga”. A man brushes his teeth as he stands in the polluted water of Ganges river in ...

The loudspeaker blares and more than 50 kayakers launch into the jade green River Ganges at once. This is the grand finale of the Ganga Kayak Festival. Known as the “mass boater cross,” the spectacle ...

There’s a dreamlike quality to Giulio Di Sturco’s photograph of Hindus preparing to bathe in the Ganges. Taken in soft morning light, the image shows devotees assembled by the river, their figures ...