At the pilgrimage's peak, Allahabad is the temporary home to ... Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come ...

On Diwali, two sisters tragically drowned in the river Ganga while bathing, leaving their family and the village in mourning. A third sister was rescued in a desperate attempt to save them.

Prayagraj: Once known as pride of Civil Lines synonymous with the presence of the Ganga, the statue of the river Ganga ... administrator of the erstwhile Allahabad Nagar Mahapalika, Mahmood ...

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred ...

On Ganga Saptami in most of the Hindu pilgrimage places where River Ganga passes, like Triveni Sangam in Allahabad and Rishikesh, special pujas and prayers are offered by devotees. It is celebrated ...

The National Green Tribunal has been informed that according to an Uttarakhand government's report on pollution in Ganga, even the "originating point" of the pious river is polluted by sewage ...

Ganga as goddess in the Sundarbans. Religion, p. 1. This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social ...

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that the water quality in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh is deteriorating because of the discharge of sewage or sullage into the river. Earlier ...

Big B revealed, "I know about this animal because I was born in Allahabad. When I used to go in the Ganga river to take a ...

The Union Cabinet has approved construction of a rail-cum-road bridge across Ganga river in Varanasi at an estimated cost of ₹2,642 crore, which is projected to be completed in four years.

A women-only river cruise leans into luxeWomen-only travel groups are proliferating, and the recently announced river cruise from Uniworld caught my attention. Gen Z is at the forefront of the all ...

Rail-road bridge: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet today (October 16) has approved a new rail-cum-road bridge in Varanasi across the Ganga River. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ...