Rivers, as Bengal’s nurturing mother, shaped the soul of this land and cultural landscape. The ever-flowing water and fertile ...

About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...

Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on ...

The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, ...

Varanasi, with its rich heritage and serene rivers like the Ganges, Varuna, and Nand, offers spiritual solace, cultural ...

Thousands or people are seen bathing in Uttar Pradesh, India on January 13 for the Mahakumbh Mela festival, held once every ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...

DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to ...

A separate administrative district has been set up just for the event, with a sea of 160,000 tents erected along the banks of the Ganges river for devotees to live in. Hindu devotees leave after ...

Ancient Egyptians even regarded the Nile as a god, believing it to be the giver of life. Ganges River, India The Ganges holds both spiritual and cultural significance for millions of people in ...