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Makar Sankranti 2024
A nurse is checking the blood pressure of devotees at a free health check-up camp organized by a local NGO in a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar, 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 Makar Sankranti, which falls on January 14. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #10898916 |
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| Photographer | Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto |
| Category | Religion and Belief |
| Copyright | © 2025 NurPhoto - Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto |
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