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Pilgrims bathing in the icy waters at Gaumukh ( Cowâ€™s mouth), the source of the Ganga.

A Vaishnav sadhu.

A Shaivite sadhu in deep meditation at Gaumukh.

A dip in the Ganga washes away all oneâ€™s sins. In the background are the Shivling (6,543 meter) and Bhagirathi ( 6,856 meter) peaks.

Pilgrims at Gaumukh worshipping the Ganga.

The eternal flow of the river Ganga.

A view of the turbulent river a short distance from Gangotri.

Hardwar is a place of pilgrimage for the Hindus. It is here that the Ganga cuts through the mountains and descends to the plains.

Pilgrims waiting for the Naga sadhus to complete their ritual ablutions.

A procession of Naga sadhus during the Kumbh Mela at Hardwar. These sadhus have the right to bathe in Ganga at most auspicious moment and all other must wait for them to finish.

A mammoth assemblage of pilgrims at Hardwar for the Kumbh Mela.

A Naga sadhu tying his jata (tresses) after a dip.

Pilgrims from all over India gather for the Kumbh Mela at Hardwar.

Pilgrims arriving at Garmuktesar, a small town in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Garhmuktesar is said to have been part of Hastinapur, the great city of Kauravas.

During the Kartik Purnima festival it is considerer very auspicious to bathe in the Ganga at Garhmuktesar

The river front at Garmuktesar swarming with morning bathers on the full moon day in the month of kartik (October- November)

Boat ferry pilgrims to Garmuktesar where the principal bathing festival is held on the full moon day of Kartik.

The river between Bithoor and Kanpur. It is common for the Ganga to change its course periodically.

With the fall in the water level of the Ganga in summer, long stretches of sandbank appear which are ideal for the cultivation of various cucurbitaceous plants.

The sangam or the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the now extinct Saraswati at Allahabad or Prayag. The Hindus consider this spot to be very holy and occasionllythe Kumbh Mela is held here.

Of all the cities located on the banks of the Ganga, it is Varanasi which is perhaps the holiest an the oldest .

Time was when the entire trade of Varanasi was carried over the Ganga. Today, however, boats are used mainly to ferry passengers

Rituals on a ghat at Varanasi.

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