Editorial photo #9415554 Religion and Belief
Gangasagar Mela 2023
A saint is seen offering blessings to visiting pilgrims at the Gangasagar transit camp in Kolkata, India, on January 9, 2023. Gangasagar is a place of Hindu pilgrimage, and every year on January 14th, on the day of Makar Sankranti, thousands of pilgrims take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges and Bay of Bengal at Sagar Islands and offer prayers in the Kapil Muni Temple. (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto)
