The remains of our rivers

May 25, 2016 11:21

Men dip their shaven heads into a smelly puddle of water amid chants and the chimes of temple bells. Some are here to pray, some for the funeral rites of loved ones.

Ram Kund, on the Godavari's hallowed banks in Nashik city, is one of the four holy sites where the Kumbh Mela is held once every 12 years. But something unusual is afoot: the Godavari - "Ganga of the South" - is withered by drought. So, Ram Kund has to do with a green, filthy pond created on the parched riverbed by municipality water tankers. Read more

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