Item 1 of 6 Naga sadhus, or Hindu holymen, arrive to attend the first 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at the ongoing "Kumbh Mela", or Pitcher Festival, in Allahabad January 14, 2013.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that an earthquake rerouted the Ganges River 2,500 years ago in what’s now Bangladesh.

The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.

Cascading hazards of a major Bengal basin earthquake and abrupt avulsion of the Ganges River. Nature Communications. Published online June 17, 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47786-4.

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges.

The Ganges river, holy to most Indians, flows from the western Himalayas down to the Bay of Bengal through crowded cities, industrial hubs and some of the most populated areas in the world.