Prayagraj is the sangam or meeting point of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, Ujjain has the Kshipra, and Nashik-Trimbakeshwar the Godavari. It is believed that taking a dip in these rivers ...

Additionally, the Amrit Snan on Mauni Amavasya is said to purify the soul. “The billionaire businesswoman-philanthropist Laurene was briefly unwell on Monday but is feeling better after ‘Ganga Snan’ ...

Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday. "Taking Maa Ganga's blessing on Makar Sankranti festival," he said in ...

Overwhelmed by the huge crowds at the Maha Kumbh, Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was briefly indisposed but is recovering after 'Ganga snan' and rest. Her ...

A stone was thrown at the Tapti Ganga Express train, headed to Prayagraj carrying devotees for Maha Kumbh, near Maharashtra’s Jalgaon station on Sunday, the police said. Though no one was injured in ...

The Ganga and the Himalaya are sacred to millions of Indians, yet these iconic entities of veneration face unjust and unethical treatment. Victor Mallet’s book River of Life, River of Death asks a ...

fueled by the faith of an estimated 40 crore people expected to descend on the banks of the Ganga in Prayagraj from today (January 13) onwards. The Mela has become a vast, pulsating marketplace ...

She will stay in Kumbh and is also planning to take a dip in Ganga. Dressed in a peach-yellow salwar suit with a Rakshasutra on her arm and a Rudraksha mala around her neck, 'Kamala' was warmly ...

Prayagraj: The confluence (sangam) of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati is believed to have immense spiritual energy. Ujjain: The Kshipra River is associated with Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) ...

All four places are located on the banks of rivers — Haridwar has the Ganga, Prayagraj is the sangam or meeting point of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, Ujjain has the Kshipra, and ...

All roads in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj lead to the Ganga, especially these days as the Maha Kumbh, a mela hosted here every 12 years, opens its portals on January 13. Hundreds of boats with devotees ...

Aligns itself with the Dashnami sect. Besides being the largest ‘akhara’ in sheer numbers, it is also perhaps the most diverse and is known to have a rich tradition of ‘astra’ (weapons ...