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Makar Sankranti 2024

An Indian sadhu (Hindu holy man) is offering blessings to Hindu devotees at his temporary camp on the way to Gangasagar on a cold winter morning in Kolkata, India, on January 8, 2024. 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 day of the Makar Sankranti festival, which falls on January 14. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#10898906
Date Taken	8 January 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto

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