Ganga Sagar Snan, also famous as ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ or ‘Ganga Sagar Yatra’ is a significant gathering of the Hindu pilgrims during the auspicious time of ‘Makar Sankranti’. It is an annual observance ...

Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- Lakhs of pilgrims defied the cold weather to take a holy dip at Ganga Sagar, the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on Makar Sankranti.

This will not only help the pilgrims for the Ganga Sagar but also the inhabitants of the Sagar Island," Banerjee said. The West Bengal CM held a meeting at the state secretariat to review the ...