Map of the holy river Ganges also know as Ganga in India. Ganga Map showing course and the Ganges Plain ie., the area drained by the river. This Map of Ganges River also shows the River Yamuna on the ...

Patna: Graceful, elusive and nearly blind, the Ganges river dolphin, locally known as \"susu\", once glided through the murky ...

Ami Vitale/Panos Situated on the west bank of the Ganges River—referred to in Hindi as Ma Ganga (Mother Ganga), or simply Ganga—in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi is India's oldest ...

India's Ganges River is a paradox: The mighty river's tributaries are cool, Himalayan-glacier fed springs. But where the river meets Indian subcontinent's highly populated cities, and pours out ...

alongside its Clean India Campaign, launched an expensive infrastructure plan to clean up the national river: the Namami Gange (“Obeisance to the Ganges”) program. It is by no means the first ...

Their lives are deeply entwined with the river Ganges, but Varanasi’s mallah community say they have been overlooked, reports Uday Narayanan. Varanasi, India. ‘Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures ...

Witness the breathtaking beauty of the Ganges River from above, as this drone footage captures the sacred waters flowing through India. The Ganges holds profound religious significance for ...

Though international tourists are relatively few, many Hindu pilgrims come from the far-flung corners of India to pay homage to the Ganges, a sacred river personified as the Goddess Ganga.

VARANASI, India — Hindu priests stand on the banks of the Ganges, performing an evening prayer to the river. They wave fire as the sun sets, ring bells and tap on drums. Thousands watch ...

The ghats, or steps leading into a body of water, at Varanasi, India’s holiest city in Uttar Pradesh, are crowded with people, some bathing in the Ganges River, others performing ceremonies on ...

Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges - a river considered sacred in India and which they hold in ...