The Ganges River, often referred to as the "Mother Ganges ... Pilgrimage sites like Varanasi, Haridwar, and Rishikesh along the river’s banks are significant for rituals and spiritual practices.

I'm in Rishikesh, a spiritual hot spot nestled in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, where ashrams dot the landscape and the sacred river Ganges flows toward the plains. Hindus have long made ...

Haridwar and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, and Sultanganj in Bihar. Some of them also make their way to Gomukh, a point at the foothills of the Himalayas where the Ganges river originates from a ...

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 ...

A 40-member team of conservation experts assisted by trained fishermen and veterinarians caught healthy male a Ganges river dolphin and successfully satellite tagged, allowing the scientists to ...

Workers prepare to join a section of a pontoon bridge over the Ganges river in preparation for the fesitval.(AP: Rajesh Kumar Singh) Planning for such an incredible number of pilgrims can be a ...

I'm in Rishikesh, a spiritual hot spot nestled in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, where ashrams dot the landscape and the sacred river Ganges flows toward the plains. Hindus have long made ...