Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, ...

India's mass bathing festival turned the water sour at the 'holy' river, as pollution and waste tainted the area during the event. The water quality at several locations at the Triveni Sangam in ...

"How can this water be pure?" he asked. He took pride in joining other Indians who defiantly pledged not to bathe in the holy river again until the government did something to clean it up.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief, Raj Thackeray, criticized the cleanliness of the River Ganga during the party's 19th ...

When they are finished, they fill bottles with water from the holy river for their relatives at home before taking a final selfie and setting off on the long journey back. Global reporting.

We are doused, dunked, dipped, sprinkled—and blessings flow, deep and wide as the River Jordan of Scripture, wondrous as the spring at Lourdes, cathartic as tears.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair ... Hindu ascetics charge toward the holy rivers at dawn. They are part of religious ...