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The image of men praying to ancestors Pinddaan at Vishnupad Gaya Bihar India

24 parganas south, west Bengal. The Hindu devotees are busy to taking a Holi bath in river Ganga in the morning at Gangasagar.

Varanasi, India - April 8, 2010: Photo of people on sandy beach of Ganges River during sunset, Varanasi, India

$Ganga Sagar, West Bengal, India, 01_14_2024: Women devotees taking holy bath at Gangasagar. After the bath they perform pujas and other rituals in remembrance of their departed family members/close relatives and they also seek blessings for their departed souls.Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.\nGangasagar Festival is in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar. The mela is celebrated on 14 or 15 January every year.$

Cityscape of Varanasi where buildings on the ghats and people bathing in the Ganges are visible.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - March 2023: Masan holi, unidentified sadhu baba standing at manikarnika ghat during masan holi festival.

Varanasi is also known as Kashi (City of Life) or Benares is one of the oldest city in the world

Hindu women dry their clothes after taking a Holy bath during the Makar Sankranti festival. Gangasagar is one of the religious spot for the Hindu Pilgrims situated at Bay of Bengal where every year millions of devotees come to take a Holy bath during Makar Sankranti (Transition of Sun) as per Hindu calendar and offer prayers to Kapil Muni Temple. The date for this Festival usually fall between 13 to 15 January of ever year.

Pilgrims bathing in River Ganges during the festival Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, India

24 February 2024, Exterior View of the scenic tourist landmark Maheshwar fort in Madhaya pradesh in India.This monument is on the banks of the Narmada River.

The beautiful temples of Orchha reflected in the Betwa River, with bathing ghats in the foreground

Agra, India - Jul 13, 2015. Indian man washing colorful sarees on the sandy banks of Yamuna river, Agra, India. Agra is a city in northern Indias Uttar Pradesh state.

Holy Indian Sadhu wearing an orange turban with a red robe

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India - March 07, 2006: People washing clothes in the waters of the Yamuna river

Khajuraho, India - February 7, 2013: A woman, part of a rural scene, doing the laundry undisturbed by other locals or travellers.

Religious ritual place on the shore of two river confluence River Bhima and Nira taluka Indapur district Pune state Maharashtra

Sunrise in Varanasi brings the ritual morning prayer and washing. Varanasi is one of the holiest cities on the Ganges, the holy river. Many pilgrims come to cleanse their bodies and souls in preparation for the afterlife.

Bamboo transportation in Inani Beach in Cox's Bazar Bangladesh

Jamuna river bank, Islampur upazila, Bangladesh, 10 December 2021: Jute workers are arranging jute standing at Jamuna river bank in the middle of the day in Harsh sunlight

Kolkata, India - January 4, 2014: Woman washing her clothes in barrel while the other man is caring water in other barrel. There are a lot more people in background, bathing in river water. Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

View from the Ganges of a morning in Varanasi.

Agra, India - Jul 13, 2015. May Indian people washing and drying cloth on the sandy banks of Yamuna river, Agra, India. Agra has three UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Hindu women pilgrims seen Praying to Lord Sun during the Makar Sankranti Transition as per ritual. Gangasagar is one of the religious places for Hindu Pilgrims situated at the Bay of Bengal where every year millions of devotees come to take a Holy bath during Makar Sankranti (Transition of Sun) as per Hindu calendar and offer prayers to Kapil Muni Temple. The date for this Festival usually falls between 13 to 15 January of every year.

The Omkareswara Temple is situated on the Island of Mandhata at the banks of Narmada River. This area is one of Indias most enchanting pilgrimage places. The river Narmada branches into two and form the island Mandhata, known in ancient times as Shivpuri. The River Krishna joins Narmada and the confluence or Sangama is considered a very holy place. Seen from above the island is shaped like the OM symbol.

Indian labourer busy in construction of a pontoon bridge over River Ganges for upcoming Hindu festival Magh mela at the bank of Sangam (Confluence of River Ganga, Yamuna and Mythical Saraswati) in Prayagraj, India. Photo by Anil Shakya

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