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 ...
One of the world's largest religious festivals starts today in India. The Kumbh Mela only happens every 12 years and more ...
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...
People from all walks of life in India are now gathering for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River where it meets and mixes with the water of the Yamuna and ...
Varanasi, with its rich heritage and serene rivers like the Ganges, Varuna, and Nand, offers spiritual solace, cultural ...
According to the Indian government, some 400 million people were expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, the most important ...
An earthmover works on the banks of the Ganges river preparing the site for the largest such gathering of people on Earth.(AP: Rajesh Kumar Singh) In preparation, hundreds of workers and machines ...
Aerial images of Hindu holy men and devotees taking a ceremonial dip in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, for Shahi Snan or "royal bath" as part of the Kumbh ...
NEW DELHI: In a first-ever such move of satellite tagging of any species in India, scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on Wednesday tagged a male Ganges River Dolphin and released ...
The Ganges dolphin is an indicator species, whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem.