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Varanasi, India - April 8, 2010: Hindu man taking bath for praying in Ganges River, Varanasi, India

Old woman pouring water of holy river Ganges, Close up view

Nashik,India-September 14, 2015: Unidentified devotees takes bath in the river Godavari during the event Maha Kumbh Mela in Nashik, India.

$November 16, 2010. Varanasi, India.\nIt is located next to the Ganges river, which is considered sacred by the Hindus, and has hosted people from all over the country to worship here for thousands of years. Along the river are Ghats where Hindus take their sacred baths.$

$Kolkata, India - October 14, 2023 : Unknown People crowd at early morning in the shore of River Ganga to take part in the Hindu ritual called 'Tarpana' at Ahiritola ghat, North Kolkata in Mahalaya. \nTarpaṇa is a term in the Vedic practice that refers to an offering made to divine entities. It refers to the act of offering as well as the substance used in the offering. Tilatarpana is a specific form of tarpana involving libations offered to the pitri (deceased ancestors) using water and sesame seeds during Pitru Paksha or as a death rite.$

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, January 19, 2025: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma takes a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj. The 45-day-long Kumbh Mela is the largest gathering of people for a religious purpose in the world and millions of people gather for this auspicious occasion.

A crowd of individuals on the steps of a riverbank engaging in traditional rituals and activities, displaying vibrant culture and sacred traditions while interacting with water in a holy setting.

devotee praying after bathing in holy river water at morning from flat angle

rishikesh, india. 10th september, 2023: hindu people having a holy bath at ganges river bank

Hindu Pilgrim offers prayers in the River Ganges in Varanasi, India

Varanasi, India - February 11, 2011: Pollution in the river Ganges continues unabated, despite being the holiest of all rivers for most Indians. The river continues to act as the dump yard of all wastage including industrial wastes. Though each subsequent government earmarks millions of dollars for cleaning the river, noting is being being on the ground and the money goes into corruption.

Allahabad, India - February 08,2013:Unidentified Hindu pilgrims take holy dip in the river Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. Kumbh Mela is considered as the largest human gathering in the world.

Haridwar, India - August 20, 2009: crowd in the water of Ganges for the rite of the sacred bath at Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

Hindu devotees perform 'Tarpan', or Pind Daan rituals for the peace of the souls of ancestors, at the bank of Yamuna in New Delhi.

$Overview of the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, during the Royal Bath morning. Some holy man, or religious leaders pose on the centre, surrounded by lay men, while a crowd of photographers take their shots. It is believed that taking the holy dip ath the same time as the holy man, increases its power. Photo taken during Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj (Allahabad), India. \nKumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism, and probably the greatest religious festival in the World. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites: the Allahabad (Ganges-Yamuna Sarasvati rivers confluence), Haridwar (Ganges), Nashik (Godavari), and Ujjain (Shipra). The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass feedings of monks or the poor, and entertainment spectacles. Pilgrims believe that bathing in these rivers is a means to cleanse them of their sins and favour a better next incarnation.$

Group of male devotees are praying before taking the holy dip at the Ganges river during the holy festival of Kumbh Mehla in Prayagraj. The person sitting on the edge is a priest and he is reciting Hinduism mantras from the book that he is holding. They are offering their prayers to Maa Ganga and wishing for their and their families wellbeing.

Kolkata, India - January 14, 2016: India family taking a bath on the water of Ganga during Kumbh Mela. Ganga water not even suitable for bathing, many toxic materials found: Report

Varanasi, India - October 9, 2015: Group of people bathing in the Ganges river in Varanasi India.This is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and also the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism and so the most important pilgrimage place for hindus. Many ghats, embankments made in steps, are placed in one of the river sides and it is where pilgrims perform ritual ablutions.

Bathers in the Ganges river, also called Ganga, Varanasi India.

A man was jump in the river for taking the bath

A view of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, a religious city in Uttarakhand, in which the clock tower and devotees are visible. different angles. Haridwar. Uttarakhand. India. Asia. 03-25-2025

Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' rituals standing on water during Mahalaya prayers, also known as Pitru Paksha, in the banks of Brahmaputra river on October 14, 2023 in Guwahati, Assam, India. Mahalaya is a day to honor their ancestors and seek their blessings.

varanasi, india. 30th september, 2023: varanasi river bank view, where people comes to take a bath at ganges river bank

Hallahabad. India- january 17 2019: The Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as Allahabad Kumbh Mela is a mela, or religious gathering, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Prayagraj, India, at the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati river.The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass feedings of monks or the poor, and entertainment spectacle.Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Allahabad Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 respectively to bathe in the holy river Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world.

Indian Devotees take holy dip in the waters of River Ganges on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra Festival in Prayagraj, India.

view from ganges river on crowded kedar ghat in Varanasi old town

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