The River Ganges (or Ganga) flows from the Himalayas all the way to the Bay of Bengal, through some of Asia’s most densely-populated regions. Its river basin is more than 1 million sq km, and home to ...

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

Welcome to Shwe Kokko, a brand new city sat in one of Asia's poorest corners, alleged to have been built on the proceeds of ...

only behind the Amazon and the Ganges river in Asia. The Congo Basin has a total area of about 1.5 million square miles, or 13% of the entire African landmass. This is also an area nearly equal to ...

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

Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India yesterday as tens of millions of Hindus gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most ...

the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, on Vasant Panchami during the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, ...

They are mostly elderly pilgrims who undertake what is called Kalpwas - a month-long stay on the banks of the sacred Ganges river. They believe this will bring them closer to God and to salvation.

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 ...

A luxury river cruise in Asia is not just a vacation ... Explore India’s spiritual and cultural heritage along the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers. Cruises range from 4 to 14 days, featuring ...

As pilgrims rushed to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers, which Hindus consider sacred, thousands of people who were lying or sitting on the river banks ... and South Asia for The ...