The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

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 ...

The History Lecture Series hosted their second installment of “River Histories” on Jan. 29 with a lecture presented by ...

India cradles an ancient and spiritual culture that draws ... lesser-known religious sights including the source of the sacred Ganges River in Uttarakhand, the Indian state bordering Nepal and ...

According to tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the Ganges ... valley, and how the empire and its Hindu Rajput nobility became some of the greatest patrons of ...

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 ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of ...

India's Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival. DW follows one couple’s spiritual journey to wash away their sins in the Ganges River. Ramesh Chandra promised his wife, Manju, on their wedding day ...

GalleryAccording to the Indian government ... At the 2001 Purna Kumbh Mela, 70 million people visited the banks of the Ganges ove three weeks, including 40 million in a single day.