The Ganges River is 1,500 miles long from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. The river's water is the lifeblood for more than 600 million people in India and Bangladesh. Lindsay Mangum, NPR hide ...

The Ganges River, revered as the goddess Ganga, is central to Hindu culture for its purification powers. It supports millions ...

Abode of Goddess Ganga. The Ganges River’s mystic waters cascaded over a precipice and joined a tumultuous swirl below. Though tall pines carpeted the feet of Himalayan giants and the colourful ...

(CBS News) PRAYAG, India -- It was just after dawn when the Hindu holy men charged forward into the Ganges, the river they believe is a goddess who can wash away their sins.

A Photographer’s 1,500-Mile Journey Along the Ganges. By Jordan G. Teicher. Oct 23, 2015 11:49 AM. From Caleb Cain Marcus’ book, Goddess. Caleb Cain Marcus. Tweet Share Share Comment ...

Small cradles of chrysanthemums, illuminated by a single candle, flicker in the moonlight, bobbing along the fast-flowing Ganges River. They are offerings. For hundreds of millions of Hindus ...

Di Sturco’s contemporaries, he said, typically view the river through an exoticized or religious lens – the Ganges is considered holy by Hindus, who personify it as a goddess.

Statues, like this one of the goddess Kali, are doused in the river's water. The Ganges is holy to over a billion Hindus. In a telling scene, a damaged idol of Hindu goddess Kali is seen lying in ...

At once lyrical and smell-the-stench gritty, "Ganges: River to Heaven" provides a respectful, often engrossing overview of the water body that's among the world's holiest sites. Visually handsome ...

The Ganges River, revered as the goddess Ganga, is central to Hindu culture for its purification powers. It supports millions through agriculture, industry, and transportation.