Gulls land on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, in 2015. (Debal Sen) Sudipta Sen visited Himalayan pilgrim towns along the Ganges River with his family as a 4-year-old, and ingested small teaspoons ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
As the population of Hindu immigrants has grown in Brooklyn and Queens, so have the offerings they place in Jamaica Bay, duplicating the ritual offerings placed in the Ganges River in southeast Asia.
Rishikesh in Uttarakhand is a serene destination nestled along the sacred Ganges River and surrounded by lush Himalayan ...
The young Sikkimese woman dipped her finger in a brass bowl filled with red powder, then lightly touched my forehead. Another draped me in a thick, heavy, neon orange marigold garland. This was not a ...
In Hindu culture and Vedic traditions, Ganga jal is believed to be the most sacred water, which holds the power to cleanse and purify anything and everything. Drawn from the divine Ganges River, which ...
Michelle Baran is on the Bengal Ganga, cruising the Ganges River in India. Her first dispatch follows. KOLKATA, India — History is in the remaking here in East India, which has witnessed the quiet ...
The loudspeaker blares and more than 50 kayakers launch into the jade green River Ganges at once. This is the grand finale of the Ganga Kayak Festival. Known as the “mass boater cross,” the spectacle ...