India's revered Ganga River, the nation's longest and oldest, flows through the most Indian states, acting as a vital ...

A 13-day trip around the region includes watching pilgrims immerse themselves in the ultra-holy Ganges River and a visit to ...

India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge in places on its journey through burgeoning cities, ...

These settlements grew around the Ganga not only because of geography, but because of belief: the idea that the river ...

Journey with Case Western Reserve alumni, family and friends round-trip from Kolkata aboard Ganges Voyager, an exclusively chartered, deluxe river boat, with a night at Taj Kolkata. We will cruise the ...

"To embrace India in its entirety, to discover its beating heart, you simply must travel along its river," says Raj Singh, ...

NEW DELHI - The World Bank has agreed to loan India $1 billion to help clean the Ganges river, sacred to hundred of millions of Hindus and also one of the most polluted rivers in the world. "The bank ...

One organizer said they expected one million pilgrims to attend on Thursday. LONDON -- Hindu pilgrims in India have begun gathering along the Ganges River on the first day of Kumbh Mela,despite ...