ALLAHABAD, India — Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River early this week in a ritual they believe ...

A huge crowd of devotees gathered at the 'Dasashwamedh Ghat' on the Ganges river bank to witness the 'aarti', where a group of priests performed rituals, accompanied by hymns and chiming of bells, to ...

Cultures have built elaborate rituals to help humans process the grief of losing someone. Rituals can hold the core beliefs of a culture and provide a sense of control in an otherwise helpless ...

For centuries, Hindus gathered to burn corpses on funeral pyres along the Ganges River. Jews received condolences at home during a seven-day mourning period. Muslims huddled together to wash the ...

This video shows a busy section of the ghats along the Ganges River in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Stone steps descend directly to the river, where boats line the waterfront and people gather for ...

Gulls land on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, in 2015. (Debal Sen) Sudipta Sen visited Himalayan pilgrim towns along the Ganges River with his family as a 4-year-old, and ingested small teaspoons ...

Understanding Ganga Dussehra Ganga Dussehra, observed on the tenth day of the waxing phase of the Jyeshtha month, holds great ...

For centuries, Hindus gathered to burn corpses on funeral pyres along the Ganges River. Jews received condolences at home during a seven-day mourning period. Muslims huddled together to wash the ...