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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.

A man was jump in the river for taking the bath

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

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

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - November 2022: Brahmin male taking holy dip in river ganges as hindu ritual during morning.

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.

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.

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

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

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. Tarpaṇa 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.

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

Candle And Flowers Floating In The Ganges In Varanasi, India

Varanasi, India - January 5, 2014: Series of steps on bank of river Ganges leading down to a river where body and soul purification takes place. Man is sitting on steps while other two are washing themselves in river. Two more persons walking on steps.

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

View from the Ganges of a morning in Varanasi.

Varanasi, India - October 9, 2015: Hindu followers bathing in the river Ganges at 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

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

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

Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The pilgrims are taken holy dip and complete their rituals at the confluence of river Ganga and Bay of Bengal.

Hindu devotees perform the 'Tarpan' ritual during Mahalaya prayers, also known as Pitru Paksha, at the Brahmaputra river, in Guwahati, India on 2 October 2024. Mahalaya is observed seven days before the Hindu festival Durga Puja, with devotees offering prayers to pay obeisance to their deceased forefathers.

Crowd of Hindu Sanatan People taking Holi Bath on the Bank of Ganges river in Varanasi during Auspicious Kumbha Mela. Benaras Uttar Pradesh India South Asia Pacific January 5th 2024

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