ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - Nearly half a million Hindus braved near-freezing temperatures to wash away their sins in the icy waters of the Ganges river in northern India on Wednesday, the first day ...

ALLAHABAD, India - Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River on Monday in a ritual they believe can ...

India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major religious ...

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 Indian Diwali holiday -- derived from the word “Deepavali,” which means “a row of lights" -- is celebrated across faiths ...

The water quality of the Ganges River, known as the 'Sacred River' in India and where countless pilgrims immerse themselves, has been revealed to be in a serious condition. On the 23rd, India's Times ...

ALONG THE GANGES, IndiaALONG THE GANGES, India — More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful king built a fort on the banks of India’s holiest river, on the fringes of what is now a vast industrial city.

The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented in recorded history. Climate change, shifting monsoons, relentless extraction and ...

NEW DELHI, India -- George Harrison's intimate relationship with Indian music and Hinduism sent his widow and son on a pilgrimage to the holy Ganges River, where authorities said the late Beatle's ...