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High levels of faecal bacteria found in river Ganges as millions take Kumbh dip
The confluence of the rivers is called Sangam ... The CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said: “The river water quality was not conforming to the primary water quality for bathing with ...
Four kilometre stretch of Yamuna to be developed for cruise tourism
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Delhi government have agreed to develop a four-kilometre portion of the ...
No faecal bacteria in Kumbh Mela river waters, says minister
Hindus believe that taking a dip at Sangam - the confluence of India's most sacred Ganges river with the Yamuna river and the ...
Adelaide Now11d
I accidentally attended Kumbh Mela: the world's biggest religious gathering
He explained that the pop-up metropolis we were passing, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna ... The festival is ...
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Half-billion people attend Hindu festival in India
Others went to simply witness the mesmerizing panorama of the religious spectacle that unfolds along the confluence ... the Ganges and the Yamuna, where Hindus believe a third, mythical river ...
CNN on MSN25d
‘You need a bath after the bath’: World’s largest religious gathering wraps up after 600 million devotees take holy dip
Followers have come to take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of three holy rivers ... Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made cleaning the Ganges, India’s holiest river, a ...
The New York Times26d
Maha Kumbh Mela, World’s Largest Religious Gathering, Comes to a Close
Over six weeks, more than 400 million people visited the Indian city of Prayagraj to bathe at the confluence ... the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers unite, along with a third, mythical river called ...