The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

Over the past two decades, holy men in India have gone on dozens of fasts demanding governments honour their promise to revive the polluted Ganges, a river revered by Hindus. The recent death of ...

DUA: Where does the river end? MAP SELLER: Huh? DUA: Where does the river end? The Ganges. MAP SELLER: It’s in the Bay of Bengal. NARRATOR: The Ganges begins its two and half thousand kilometre ...

Funeral pyres are lit by the Ganges in Allahabad, where bodies have been washing downstream for days India's holiest river, the Ganges, has been swollen with bodies in recent days. Hundreds of ...

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade en masse to bathe in the waters of the Ganges River, followed by the millions of pilgrims who have also come to partake in ...

These facts about India are so interesting and you will learn a lot about the country! From the worlds most remote postal office to elephants wearing clothes in the Ganges River! #India #Facts # ...

The Ganges river is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. A new study using geo-tagged bottles was able to show plastic can cross the Ganges, travel thousands of kilometres, and end up in ...

Devi wanted to die on her own terms, namely in the most important Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi in northern India where Hindus have gone to be cremated next to the holy river Ganges for thousands ...

A women-only river cruise leans into luxeWomen-only travel groups are proliferating, and the recently announced river cruise from Uniworld caught my attention. Gen Z is at the forefront of the all ...

Some of the leather products bought in the UK come from India, and many of them are produced by tannery clusters along the iconic Ganges River. The Leather Buyers Platform is a group of businesses ...

Historically a crucial military base guarding upper Ganges Doab region ... Don't forget to bargain. Key Facts: The sight of this magnificent waterway suspended nearly 50 feet above ground allowing the ...