The Ganges River holds immense importance for both Bangladesh and India, providing water for agriculture, livelihoods, and ...

Celebrities from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to US actress Dakota Johnson have reportedly joined millions of pilgrims at ...

For millions of Hindu pilgrims at India's millennia-old vast Kumbh Mela festival, the culmination of their journey is ritual ...

The Gateway to the Divine Haridwar, located in the Himalayan foothills, is a popular pilgrimage destination in India. It is ...

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

More than 400 urns containing the ashes of deceased Pakistani Hindus have finally been sent to Wagah border for onward travel to Haridwar in Indian state of Utterkhand where the ashes will be immersed ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

More than 30 people were killed and 60-plus injured in a religious festival stampede in Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Kumbh ...

At least 30 people were killed and dozens more were injured early Wednesday after millions of Hindu pilgrims at the Maha ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

More than 100 people were killed in a stampede in northern India in July 2024 following a Hindu religious gathering, making ...

Over a million people are camping out in the cold for a month on the banks of the Ganges river. The BBC's Samira Hussain describes what she saw at the world's largest religious gathering.