The spot on the Ganges River is one of the oldest continuously ... The silk-weaving trade is what put Varanasi on the map. Their Banarasi sarees are intricately designed and crafted; wedding ...

A mother’s love is said to be pure and unconditional—a shield that protects her children from every harm. But what if that ...

ONGC will begin exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons near the river Ganga in Ballia, with a project cost of Rs 85 crore. The drilling is expected to last 5-6 months, and if successful ...

Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday. "Taking Maa Ganga's blessing on Makar Sankranti festival," he said in ...

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

DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day two decades ago that he would take her to ...

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 ...

Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival (also known as Mahakumbh) in the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the ... confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna ...

when an estimated 100 million people gather to bathe in holy river waters at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati rivers. It is considered one of the most auspicious and holy ...

Addition of fresh water into the Ganga at different places has been planned particularly from the Narora Dam, in Bulandshahr district. Over 6,000 cusecs of water are being released into the river ...