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Holy Pollution! Will The Ganges Survive World's Largest Hindu Festival?
NEW DELHI — As millions of Indians flock to the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, one needs to look at how the Ganga and Yamuna rivers are doing. Can the river ecosystem take the shock of about 40 ...
The New York Times2d
At Least 30 Dead and Many More Hurt in Stampede at Huge Hindu Festival in India
gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said. By Hari Kumar and Anupreeta Das Hari Kumar reported from Prayagraj, India, and Anupreeta Das from New Delhi. At least 30 people ...
From the West to the Holy Ganges: Americans Seek Spiritual Bliss at Kumbh Mela
The grandeur of Kumbh Mela 2025 is unmatched. But among the millions of devotees, two special seekers have travelled across the world to be here—Americans on a quest for spiritual enlightenment. These ...
New Delhi faces challenge of uncertainty due to polluted Yamuna waterway
In the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, a community of divers faces the challenge of both pollution and uncertainty as they strive t ...
Oskaloosa Herald3d
Dozens are injured in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
A stampede has injured dozens of people as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive ...
The New York Times18d
What to Know About the Maha Kumbh Mela, the World’s Largest Human Gathering
About 400 million Hindu pilgrims from around the globe gathered to bathe in and around the Ganges in the religion’s biggest display of unity. By John Yoon and Hari Kumar Tens of millions of ...