Ganga Dussehra is a Hindu festival that celebrates the descent of the holy river Ganga from heaven to the Earth. This year, ...

Thousands of devotees flocked to the banks of the River Ganga on Thursday to partake in the sacred bathing ritual on Ganga ...

Ganga Dussehra, celebrating the descent of the holy river Ganga, falls on June 5, 2025. Devotees honor Maa Ganga with prayers ...

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 ...

The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River in what is now densely populated Bangladesh, which remains vulnerable to big quakes. A major earthquake 2,500 years ...

Ganga Dussehra marks the day when Goddess Ganga descended to Earth to purify the souls of King Bhagiratha’s ancestors. She is ...

India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge in places on its journey through burgeoning cities ...

About 2,500 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent, forcing the Ganges River to change course. The 2,575km river flows through northern India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.

It is believed that bathing in the waters of the Ganges absolves one of sins and ... Lord Shiva moderated Ganga's descent, ensuring she fulfilled her celestial purpose.

Ganga Dussehra 2025, on June 5, celebrates the descent of Goddess Ganga to Earth. Devotees take a holy dip in the Ganges to wash away sins and seek blessings.

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 ...