Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing ...

Rivers, as Bengal’s nurturing mother, shaped the soul of this land and cultural landscape. The ever-flowing water and fertile ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...

Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe are expected to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s ...

Varanasi, with its rich heritage and serene rivers like the Ganges, Varuna, and Nand, offers spiritual solace, cultural ...

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 ...

Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) - described as humanity's biggest gathering - in northern India's Prayagraj city on Monday.

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 devotees to live in. Hindu devotees leave after ...

The sheer scale of the Hindu festival makes it a disaster waiting to happen. From new underwater drones to AI surveillance, ...

Thousands or people are seen bathing in Uttar Pradesh, India on January 13 for the Mahakumbh Mela festival, held once every ...