A moment of profound significance lies in the belief that the waters of the holy Ganges River transform into nectar ... before brushing your teeth bless your kids. Then say your wishes out to ...

A large number of devotees gathered at Prayagraj to take a holy dip in the River Ganga and offer prayers to Maa Saraswati on ...

Follow our journey through this sacred city as we explore the famous Ganges River, share smiles with local ... Bill and Melinda Gates gave their kids a strict ‘middle-class' upbringing, refused ...

The freeze was halted by a federal judge but the chaos showed how dependent programs serving low-income kids are on the federal ... to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh ...

The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. The photo of a Naga Sadhu — a Hindu ascetic — at the confluence ...

Asked what they would do if the visas don’t come at all, Suresh said that then they also have the option of immersing the ashes in the River Indus ... over the Ganges. This time, he is ...

More than 400 urns containing the ashes of deceased Pakistani Hindus have finally been sent to Wagah border for onward travel to Haridwar in Indian state of Utterkhand where the ashes will be ...

DW explores a key highlight of the festival, where the sadhus — holy men, revered for their spiritual devotion — bathe in the Ganges. Adil Bhat India correspondent with a special focus on ...

(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Policemen manage the crowd, a day after a stampede killed Hindu devotees who had gathered to take a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna ...

Dozens killed in world’s biggest gathering as millions of Hindus go for dip in Ganges A woman is carried out from the site of a stampede at the Sangam, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, yesterday.