Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

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 ...

ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES of being alive on earth in the age of climate catastrophe is that we find ourselves in the peculiar position of mourning the future.

India's Kumbh Mela festival attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful to Prayagraj in northern Uttar Pradesh state, but ...

Massacre Ghat, also known as Satti Chaura Ghat, holds significant historical value as the site of a tragic event during India's First War of Independence in 1857. Under Nana Sahib’s leadership, a ...

On Dec. 28, 2024, wildlife inspectors from Bangladesh’s Forest Department, following a tip-off, intercepted an intercity bus ...

The festival has its roots in a Hindu tradition that says the god Vishnu wrested a golden pitcher containing the nectar of ...

The significance and scale of the Maha Kumbh festival is not easy to grasp. From a distance, it is a massive, huge, gigantic ...

The Ganges River dolphin, scientifically named Platanista gangetica gangetica, is one of the most unique and charismatic freshwater creatures found in the mighty Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna river ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Grieving families cremated their loved ones while others cared for their injured relatives in hospitals on Thursday, a day after a stampede killed at least 30 people and ...