The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

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

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake in ...

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

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 ...

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 immersed ...

DUA: Where does the river end? MAP SELLER: Huh? DUA: Where does the river end? The Ganges. MAP SELLER: It’s in the Bay of Bengal. NARRATOR: The Ganges begins its two and half thousand kilometre ...

Guwahati: A male Ganges river dolphin in Assam was tagged and released with the aim to understand their seasonal and migratory patterns and habitat utilisation, particularly in fragmented or ...

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 ...

In a first, India has tagged a healthy male Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) in Assam, which will help chalk out a long-term conservation plan for the endangered species ...