Thousands of Hindu devotees gather at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river on Makar Sankranti, the first day of the Maha Kumbh Mela, in Allahabad, early Monday ...

River Ganges or Ganga is sacred for the people of India. Originating in the Himalayan Mountain, Ganga flows over 2500 Kilometers before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. Given here is the Ganges Map.

The annual traditional fair of Magh Mela at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of ...

A worker helps cremate the bodies of Covid-19 victims on the banks of the Ganges river May 06, 2021 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images.

ALLAHABAD, India - Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River on Monday in a ritual they believe ...

Ganges water was a beverage of choice in the 16th and 17th centuries for sailors making their way from India to the Netherlands or England. Water from the river simply didn’t go bad, even when ...

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India, for the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humanity ...

Only the Saraswati reaches Allahabad in a pristine state. In the dry season the Ganges limps into town, dark with sewage and industrial waste. Pollution is heavy even at the height of the monsoon.