INDIA-ENVIRONMENT-WATER-CLIMATE-HISTORY

This picture taken on October 19, 2022 shows the Gaumukh, meaning "cow mouth" in Hindi, at he Gangotri glacier, which is believed to be the source of the Ganges River, at Gangotri National Park, - From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at least once in their lives to Gaumukh, where the waters of India's holiest river, the Ganges, emerge from a Himalayan glacier. But the ice at the end of the arduous journey is receding rapidly and portends an increasingly dry future for a country of 1.4 billion people facing existential challenges from climate change. - To go with 'India-Environment-Water-Climate-History', FOCUS by Bhuvan BAGGA (Photo by Xavier GALIANA / AFP) / To go with 'India-Environment-Water-Climate-History', FOCUS by Bhuvan BAGGA (Photo by XAVIER GALIANA/AFP via Getty Images)