The water, scooped up from the holy river Ganges, is destined for the pilgrims’ local temples. And the precious cargo must be treated delicately: spilling a single drop, or touching another person ...

STORY: During the festival, devotees worshipped the holy river venerated by Hindus as a mother as well as a goddess, as the Ganges holds a uniquely significant place in Indian life and ...

A Hindu pilgrim takes a holy dip on Makar Sankranti festival on Sagar Island, an island in the Ganges delta, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Jan. 15.

Beyond the flickering diyas and sacred rivers, Varanasi offers something magical after sunset crystal-clear night skies ...

HARIDWAR, India, March 11 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees plunged into India's Ganges river on Thursday as the country kicked off one of the world's largest religious festivals ...

During his visit, he bathed in the holy Ganges River. Shortly after, on Nov. 29, 2001, George peacefully left his body for the spiritual realm.

Worshippers and tourists sit on boats facing the bank of the Ganges River in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi to watch the Ganga Aarti, a ritual of devotion to the venerated river. Hindu priests ...

By AFP Published June 28, 2021 Families in India's north and east gave up the bodies of their loved ones to the Ganges river, or buried them in shallow graves on its banks, unable to afford the ...

More than 22,000 people had bathed in the holy river by 8 a.m. (0230 GMT), police overseeing the festival told Reuters partner ANI, a number that was expected to rise significantly throughout the day.