Though the pilgrimage area is vast, many visitors head for a spot deemed particularly divine for a ritual bath—the sangam.

Around 450 million pilgrims (10 million a day) were predicted to visit the Kumbh tent city to bathe in the holy water of the River Ganga (Ganges) at its confluence with the Yamuna River and the ...

Starting on Jan. 13, pilgrims and spiritual seekers from across ... and bathed at a confluence of three holy rivers -- where the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna are said to mix with those of ...

PHOTO GALLERY : Indian Hindu pilgrims take a holy dip at the holy Sangam Indian Hindu pilgrims arrive to take a holy dip at the holy Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical ...

Whether you're meditating by the river, or simply watching life unfold on the ghats, Varanasi has a way of making you see the ...

This display of Indian women’s most idiosyncratic garment — known as the sari — is, however, seen mostly when it is sun-dried right on the sandy banks at the confluence of the Ganges ...

I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

This marks the official beginning of the Mela and is a highly significant day for pilgrims. Millions of devotees gather at the Sangam (confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers ...

The CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said ... Beyond the immediate health risks for pilgrims, this contamination threatens local communities that depend on the river for drinking ...

seen mostly when it is sun-dried right on the sandy banks at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers after women bathe. Pilgrims, particularly women, are seen ...