Officials said some of the remains could be body parts which had found their way into the Ganges after routine cremations on the banks, but they suspected the corpses had been dumped in the river.

Over the past two decades, holy men in India have gone on dozens of fasts demanding governments honour their promise to revive the polluted Ganges ... when the body loses heat faster than it ...

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Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers ... to bathe in its sacred waters. A key part of the Hindu faith is ...

Many tour the Ganges River to witness the activities along ... melting human flesh on piles of mango wood. Sometimes, parts of bodies remain after the flames go out; stray dogs surround the ...

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A wholesome feeling where your mind and body are aligned.” Yoga can be found in ancient Hindu texts, and Rishikesh’s location, high in the Himalayas, considered close to heaven and along the sacred ...

Whether it's digging up the dead in Madagascar or a striptease in Taiwan, different cultures have unique rituals to mark a person's passing.The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were embalmed, as were several ...

Prions are a kind of protein found all over the body ... Ganges – a place where many funerals also take place. Research published in The Lancet explored the scenario that among the animal parts ...

Many tour the Ganges River to witness the activities along ... melting human flesh on piles of mango wood. Sometimes, parts of bodies remain after the flames go out; stray dogs surround the ...