Tourists were allowed to bathe at the Kodiveri anicut after 18 days as the water flow in River Bhavani returned to normal here on Wednesday (November 5, 2025).

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings on Nov. 7 against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation ...

The Yamuna, as well as the Ganges River, shown here, are polluted with animal and human waste, as well as industrial waste. Source - Lane, CC SA 2.0. The Yamuna, as well as the Ganges River, shown ...

Hindu devotees gathered along the Ganges River for a ritual bathing and sun worship festival in India. Thousands of worshippers converged on Bodhgaya, Bihar, on October 27 to make offerings as part of ...

With the flood level in Krishna river reaching the second warning level, officials stopped devotees from taking bath in the river on Sunday. Officials arranged security along the river bund as it was ...

A layer of toxic foam coated parts of a sacred river near India’s capital on Wednesday as Hindus gathered on its banks to celebrate a religious festival and some devotees bathed in the waters. The ...

A video showing a foreign tourist taking a dip in the Ganga wearing a bikini near Rishikesh's famous Lakshman Jhula has gone viral, dividing opinions online.

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) - Millions of pilgrims began bathing on the first official day of India's Kumbh Mela on Tuesday, the world's largest religious festival where politics play an important role ...