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Hindu pilgrims perform religious rituals at the waters of Gangasagar Island, around 160 kilometers south of Kolkata, India, on January 13, 2025. Sadhus and Hindu pilgrims from all over the country come for the annual Hindu holy festival Gangasagar Mela, with more than 400,000 Hindu pilgrims gathering at Gangasagar to take a 'holy dip' in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology

Photo ID	#11941761
Date Taken	13 January 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto

Hindu pilgrims religious rituals Gangasagar island Kolkata January 13 2025 Sadhus Hindu festival Gangasagar Mela holy dip ocean confluence River Ganges Bay of Bengal Makar Sankranti Hindu calendar religious significance Hindu mythology Debajyoti Chakraborty NurPhoto pilgrimage India South Kolkata annual event holy day sacred spiritual gathering Hindu tradition cultural event faith devotion river confluence oceanic ritual festival gathering.