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 ...

Several people are feared dead and many more injured as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river ...

India's Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, began Monday, January 13, as millions of Hindu devotees gathered along the Ganges River. The festival, held every 12 years, is one of ...

Don Pettit shared images captured from the International Space Station, highlighting the breathtaking lights and the ...

The Ganges River is also known as the Ganga and is considered ... It has been named after Cow's mouth (Gomukh) which appears from its source; it forms a natural spring that is believed to be ...

An earthmover works on the banks of the Ganges river preparing the site for the ... ABC Asia is your trusted source for news, conversations, and culture with a uniquely Australian perspective.

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth.