India’s environmental authorities have raised concerns over dangerously high levels of faecal bacteria in the Ganges river at Prayagraj, particularly during the Maha Kumbh Mela – a major religious ...

HARIDWAR, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Hindus bathed in waters considered sacred across large parts of India to mark the start of a religious festival on Thursday, with at least seven ...

ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - Nearly half a million Hindus braved near-freezing temperatures to wash away their sins in the icy waters of the Ganges river in northern India on Wednesday, the first day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naga Sadhus take a holy dip in the sacred waters of the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of three holy rivers on the first royal ...

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 for ...

Hindu holy men threatened to boycott a massive purifying ceremony this week, saying the Ganges River is too filthy for bathing. Every six years, millions of Hindus immerse themselves in the Ganges for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip India’s environmental authorities have raised ...

River contamination could be better managed by adopting better on-site prevention and disinfection methods, Bahadur said. One of them could be halting the dip after every 12 hours for one hour” and ...