The next day, we walked the four kilometres to Gaumukh Glacier. The ice that forms the mouth of the Ganges looked more like teeth. A rock slide had changed the course of the river and the usual ...

with the exception of one death due to a cardiac arrest.Reaching Ganga Sagar remains a challenging journey, with pilgrims crossing a 2.5 km stretch of river at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal.

Called the world’s largest religious gathering, the event has already drawn 148 million people. Attendance is expected to exceed 400 million by the time it ends on Feb. 26, and surging crowds have ...

As a historian of the Ganga and its ecology, I am captivated by the enduring power of unwavering devotion that continues to drive pilgrims to this sacred site, despite the dangers posed by surging ...

Unlike gradual shifts observed upstream, this historic event occurred in the Ganges Delta, about 200 kilometres from its mouth at the Bay of Bengal. Similar river shifts today could endanger ...

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Adilabad: The sanctity of the Maha Kumbh Mela is flowing beyond Prayagraj, as devotees returning from the sacred event bring back Ganga Jal in bottles and tins to distribute among their communities.

Reprimanded by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for releasing untreated sewage into the Ganga, water at the Sangam point which carried chemicals from factories from 23 districts and filth from ...