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A hindu pilgrim early foggy weather perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on January 13,2025,Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty..(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
12 January 2025 India -Health-Free Chake up Camp

A hindu pilgrim early foggy weather perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms...

An aerial view shows Gangasagar Mela area at Sagar Island, where the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal converge, in preparation for the 'Makar Sankranti' festival, commonly known as 'Gangasagar Mela', in Sagar Island, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, on January 12, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are preparing to take their annual holy dip at Gangasagar on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti, which falls on January 14.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
12 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

An aerial view shows Gangasagar Mela area at Sagar Island, where the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal converge, in...

Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on January 13,2025,Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty..(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
12 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on...

Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on January 13,2025,Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty..(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
12 January 2025 India -Health-Free Chake up Camp

Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on...

Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on January 13,2025,Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty..(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
12 January 2025 India -Health-Free Chake up Camp

Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on...

A Naga saint is giving his blessings to pilgrims at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is an annual Hindu festival held at Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal. The fair takes place at Kapilmuni's ashram on Gangasagar every year on Makar Sankranti.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A Naga saint is giving his blessings to pilgrims at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on...

Indian transgender individuals distribute free food to Hindu pilgrims at a camp organized by a social organization run by the transgender community at the transit camp on their way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Indian transgender individuals distribute free food to Hindu pilgrims at a camp organized by a social organization...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims receive free clothes at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims receive free clothes at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of...

A prith tilak a devotee at the transit camp on their way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Pictures by Debajyoti chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A prith tilak a devotee at the transit camp on their way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025....

A Naga saint is giving his blessings to pilgrims at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is an annual Hindu festival held at Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal. The fair takes place at Kapilmuni's ashram on Gangasagar every year on Makar Sankranti.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A Naga saint is giving his blessings to pilgrims at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on...

Pilgrims are busy mobile charging at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims are busy mobile charging at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025....

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

A man sells ''sindur'' (vermillion powder) that women mark on their heads after taking a dip at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A man sells ''sindur'' (vermillion powder) that women mark on their heads after taking a dip at a Gangasagar mela...

A man sells ''sindur'' (vermillion powder) that women mark on their heads after taking a dip at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A man sells ''sindur'' (vermillion powder) that women mark on their heads after taking a dip at a Gangasagar mela...

A women devotee at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A women devotee at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Picture by Debajyoti...

A holy Man at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A holy Man at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

A Naga saint at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is an annual Hindu festival held at Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal. The fair takes place at Kapilmuni's ashram on Gangasagar every year on Makar Sankranti.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A Naga saint at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims dry their 'saree'  at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is an annual Hindu festival held at Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal. The fair takes place at Kapilmuni's ashram on Gangasagar every year on Makar Sankranti.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims dry their 'saree' at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. The...

A holy Man at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

A holy Man at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims are lining up to collect free food at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India on January 11,2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims are lining up to collect free food at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India on January...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14..Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims...

Pilgrims are busy mobile charging at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims are busy mobile charging at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025....

Indian transgender individuals distribute free food to Hindu pilgrims at a camp organized by a social organization run by the transgender community at the transit camp on their way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Indian transgender individuals distribute free food to Hindu pilgrims at a camp organized by a social organization...

Pilgrims receive free clothes at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims prepare to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims receive free clothes at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Thousands of...

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Picture by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
11 January 2025 India- Makar Sankranti

Pilgrims at a Gangasagar mela transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 11, 2025. Picture by Debajyoti...

 Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty. (Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

A seller sells cotton gamcha at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

A seller sells cotton gamcha at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

Pilgrims a free meal  at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims a free meal at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands...

 Pilgrims a free meal  at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty. (Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims a free meal at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

A seller sells cotton gamcha at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

A seller sells cotton gamcha at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands...

Pilgrims a free meal  at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims a free meal at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

Pilgrims a free meal  at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims a free meal at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

A seller sells cotton gamcha at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

A seller sells cotton gamcha at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9,...

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day on January 14.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
09 January 2025 INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU-FESTIVAL

Pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata, India, on Thursday, January 9, 2025.Thousands...

Aroop Biswas, State Sports Minister with Santosh Trophy winner The Bengal football team celebrates during the Bhawanipur Club-organized felicitation program for the Santosh Trophy winner, the Bengal football team, in Kolkata on January 8, 2025. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
08 January 2025 INDIA-SPORTS-SOCCER

Aroop Biswas, State Sports Minister with Santosh Trophy winner The Bengal football team celebrates during the...

Aroop Biswas, State Sports Minister with Santosh Trophy winner The Bengal football team celebrates during the Bhawanipur Club-organized felicitation program for the Santosh Trophy winner, the Bengal football team, in Kolkata on January 8, 2025. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
08 January 2025 INDIA-SPORTS-SOCCER

Aroop Biswas, State Sports Minister with Santosh Trophy winner The Bengal football team celebrates during the...

Aroop Biswas, State Sports Minister with Santosh Trophy winner The Bengal football team celebrates during the Bhawanipur Club-organized felicitation program for the Santosh Trophy winner, the Bengal football team, in Kolkata on January 8, 2025. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
08 January 2025 INDIA-SPORTS-SOCCER

Aroop Biswas, State Sports Minister with Santosh Trophy winner The Bengal football team celebrates during the...

Bhawanipur Club-organized felicitation program for the Santosh Trophy winner, the Bengal football team, in Kolkata on January 8, 2025. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
08 January 2025 INDIA-SPORTS-SOCCER

Bhawanipur Club-organized felicitation program for the Santosh Trophy winner, the Bengal football team, in Kolkata...

A Naga saint  at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 7, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is an annual Hindu festival held at Gangasagar, West Bengal, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal. The fair takes place at Kapilmuni's ashram on Gangasagar every year on Makar Sankranti.Pictures by Debajyoti Chakraborty.(Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/News Images)
07 January 2025 Makar Sankranti 2025

A Naga saint at a transit camp of the Gangasagar fair in Kolkata, India, on January 7, 2025. The Gangasagar Mela is...