There are baths, and then there are beliefs dressed as water. Ganga Saptami Snan belongs to the latter. It is not just about stepping into a river, it is about stepping into a story where every ripple ...

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Tens of thousands of people immersed themselves in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers as the six-week Maha Kumbh Mela festival began in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

On the last day of the Magh Mela on Sunday (February 15, 2026) that coincided with Maha Shivratri, over 40 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga and Sangam, an official said. A mela authority ...

ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - Nearly half a million Hindus braved near-freezing temperatures to wash away their sins in the icy waters of the Ganges river in northern India on Wednesday, the first day ...

Ganga Dussehra 2026 does not arrive loudly. It carries a sense of quiet devotion, where people gather not just at riverbanks, but within their own thoughts. There is a feeling that something old is ...

Aerial images of Hindu holy men and devotees taking a ceremonial dip in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, for Shahi Snan or "royal bath" as part of the Kumbh ...

On the last day of the Magh Mela on Sunday that coincided with Maha Shivratri, over 40 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the Ganga and Sangam, an official said. A mela authority official said that ...

On a gray monsoon morning, Darshana Kapoor picks her way gingerly through the slush on the riverbank after taking a dip in the Ganges River in Haridwar town, one of the most revered spots for Hindus.