Calcutta, India, Jul 14 (efe_epa).Calcutta, India, Jul 14 (efe_epa). — Hindu devotees have rushed to post offices across India this week in hopes of snatching up the first deliveries of holy water ...

In Hindu culture and as per Vedic texts, it is believed that Ganga jal is the most powerful sacred water, which is an inseparable part of Hindu rituals. From puja to ceremonies to havan ceremonies to ...

Philip Reeves recently traveled the length of the Ganges River and reports on the people and places along the way: a holy man living in a case,... The 1,550-mile journey down India's holy Ganges River ...

DEVPRAYAG/VARANASI/SAGAR ISLAND, India (Reuters) - 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 on ...

VARANASI, India – As the mighty Ganges River overflowed its banks this past week following heavy monsoon rains, large parts of the Hindu holy town of Varanasi were submerged by floodwaters, keeping ...