Funeral pyres are lit by the Ganges in Allahabad - bodies have been washing up downstream for days ... On Monday, at least 40 bodies were pulled from the river some 55km (34 miles) downstream ...

Thousands or people are seen bathing in Uttar Pradesh, India on January 13 for the Mahakumbh Mela festival, held once every 12 years. Crowds gather at the Triveni Sangam, where the rivers Ganges, ...

According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...

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 ...

DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to ...

The Ganges. MAP SELLER ... sacred to Hindus and a lifeline to local people who use the river to irrigate their crops, to wash and to travel, yet it is heavily polluted. The pollution affects ...

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 sacred city of Varanasi, on the River Ganges. Hindus visit to bathe in the water to wash their sins away One of the most important pilgrimages in Hinduism is Kumbh Mela. This is the largest ...