The annual Jivitputrika festival is celebrated in several states in north-eastern India. In this 2020 photo, women and children are seen bathing in a river in the Uttar Pradesh state. At least 46 ...

workshops and some kids activities. And there’s a huge array of Indian food to sample from all the food stalls and a massive firework display to end the festival. “In India, houses are cleaned ...

During the hours when they are fasting, mothers travel to rivers and ponds in their neighborhood to bathe, sometimes accompanied by their children. Across northern India during the festival ...