Ancient Egyptians even regarded the Nile as a god, believing it to be the giver of life. Ganges River, India The Ganges holds both spiritual and cultural significance for millions of people in ...
Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh ...
Although preceded by two Guptan rulers, Chandragupta I (reign 320-335 CE) is credited with establishing the Gupta Empire in the Ganges River valley in ... the Golden Age of India for its advances ...
(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Devotees arrive for taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in ...