Magh Purnima, a sacred day in the Hindu calendar, holds great significance for spiritual growth and purification. On this ...

From President Murmu's visit to the narration of Bhagwat Katha and Ganga Aarti recreation, here’s a glimpse of the latest ...

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 ...

Ganga is considered to be a ‘devi’ or Goddess in Hindu religion; therefore devotees worship Her with complete dedication and devotion to be bestowed with happiness, fame and salvation. Huge fairs are ...

The Ganges River is also known as the Ganga and is considered ... visitors can watch Aarti on Dashashwamedh Ghat, an elaborate worship ceremony involving flames, incense and chanting.

Sue Perkins undertakes an epic, personal journey to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred nature of this river.

A separate administrative district has been set up just for the event, with a sea of 160,000 tents erected along the banks of the Ganges river for ... about the places of worship and pilgrimage ...

As pilgrims rushed to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers, which Hindus consider sacred, thousands of people who were lying or sitting on the river banks were trampled, safety ...