If you always always wanted to experience India and be at a Kumbha Mela Festival you will not be disappointed. "Ganga Ma: A Pilgrimage to the Source of the Ganges", takes you on the timeless and holiest pilgrimage of the Hindus: from the banks of the holy Ganges river in Varanasi, to the legendary Kumbha Mela and finally to its sacred source in the Himalayan Mountains.

This book is an initiation in itself for anyone interested in the magic and beauty of India. The daily life of the ancient Hindu culture thriving along the banks of the river, the funeral of the last Maharaja of Banaras, Sadhus, the Kumbha Mela 2001 - the largest gathering of people in the world- and the Himalayas are presented with striking images.