Photographer Caleb Cain Marcus began his 1,500-mile pilgrimage along the the Ganges River amid the snow-capped peaks of Gangotri, India, a Hindu pilgrim town where the massive river originates as ...

The race to save the river Ganges. Worshipped by a billion Hindus and a water source for 400 million, the government is battling to save “Mother Ganga”. January 18, 2019.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that an earthquake rerouted the Ganges River 2,500 years ago in what’s now Bangladesh. ... with a map of Charleston nearby" from Susan Millar Williams.

The Ganges River is in bad shape. Sewage flows into the water that people use to cook, bathe, and perform burial rites. Cleanup efforts are behind schedule.

The Beatles sought spiritual enlightenment in Rishikesh, a Himalayan mountain town on the banks of the Ganges. These days, it’s a white-water-rafting hub, offering more physical highs.

Cascading hazards of a major Bengal basin earthquake and abrupt avulsion of the Ganges River. Nature Communications. Published online June 17, 2024. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47786-4.