As per the latest recorded data on 4 February, faecal coliform levels in the Ganges surged after a major bathing event at the ...

The Ganga River at Prayagraj faces significant faecal coliform contamination, especially during the Maha Kumbh Mela, posing ...

Every 12 years, hundreds of millions of Hindu pilgrims gather in northern India for a ritual bath at the confluence of the ...

Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh ... at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and the mythical Saraswati.

Watch how pilgrims find solitude during the ritual bathing in the Ganges River. "Even though there's millions of people around here, I feel at one with myself." ...

Crowds gather at the Triveni Sangam, where the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati intersect. According to Hindu Tradition, bathing at ... after Australian Open crowd boos Chick ...

The Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) – is held once every 12 years. Hindus believe that taking a dip at Sangam – the ...

Millions are taking a dip in the sacred Ganges river on the first major bathing day of Kumbh Mela festival. The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, described as humanity's biggest gathering, begins in ...

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

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 ...

Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known ... the devout will bathe at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river ...