Varanasi, India. ‘Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,’ says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi's community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives ...

Assi Ghat is the southernmost and one of the most vibrant Ganga ghats in Varanasi. Located where the Assi River meets the Ganges, it’s a beloved spiritual hub for locals and pilgrims alike.

The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways—and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation.

1. Dashashwamedh Ghat . Varanasi residents and visitors consider Dashashwamedh Ghat their most famous river access point. When the sun rises its rays shine across the Ganges at Dashashwamedh Ghat ...

Manikarnika Ghat is a sacred cremation site located on the banks of the Ganges River in the holy city of Varanasi, India. The ghat is a popular and important Hindu pilgrimage site, where the ...

Discover the top 10 things to do in Rishikesh, the Yoga Capital of the World—from yoga retreats and Ganga Aarti to river ...

And so I went down to the bathing ghats and waded in. It was a little slimy underfoot, and the water felt heavy, but I focused on my spiritual intention – to purify myself, while making sure not ...

Out of the 84 ghats that line the banks of the Ganges in Benaras, two are dedicated to performing the last rites of the deceased, where bodies trickle in throughout the day at a steady pace.

Uniworld's "Ganges Voyager II" delivers India's vibrant regional villages—otherwise arduously accessed—to adventurers in five-star comfort.

To supplement their income, they often take on additional jobs, such as transporting firewood used in cremations at Manikarnika Ghat, one of the most sacred ghats in Varanasi, where cremations are ...