Editorial photo #2421114 Religion and Belief
Hindu devotees take a holy bath and perform rituals at Gangasagar
Hindu devotees take a holy bath and perform rituals at the Gangasagar Island, around 160 kms south of Kolkata on January 13, 2018. More than 900,000 Hindu pilgrims and sadhus - holy men - are expected to gather at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela to take a 'holy dip' in the ocean on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)
