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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)