Early in 2007 the Ganges' worsening state made headlines around the world when Hindu holy men ... shrines and bathing ghats (steps leading down to the river) along its banks.

The naga sadhus—the iconic naked holy men of the Kumbh Mela—parade ... Watch how pilgrims find solitude during the ritual bathing in the Ganges River. "Even though there's millions of people ...

Followers have come to take a holy dip ... to ensure the river water was clean enough to drink and bathe in. It called for ...

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 ...

People take traditional holy bath at Brahmaputra river in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 5, 2025. Tens of thousands of pilgrims in Bangladesh have joined a traditional holy bath of Hindus at ...

The day would kick off with the Naga sadhus - the ash smeared naked Hindu holy ... bath - will see the ascetics arrive in ...

We used to say that if you take a bath in this river … all bad things ... NARRATOR: Indians believe the Ganges is sacred and regard its water as holy. But it’s also essential for daily life.

Pilgrims will participate in the ritual of self-purification by taking an Ashtami bath in the Brahmaputra River as the festival will continue from 2:08am tomorrow to 12:51am the next day ...

PHOTO GALLERY : Indian Hindu pilgrims take a holy dip at the ... the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers -- during the auspicious bathing day of Makar Sankranti at ...

SIMRAN: Rivers are holy places for Hindus and we believe bathing in them removes bad karma. The most famous bathing ceremony is the Kumbh Mela. It takes place in Indiai n the River Ganges.