Hindu pilgrims began their journey home on Wednesday after the final day of the Ganga Sagar annual fair in eastern India. The ...

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A family of pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh arrives on the beach at Sagar Island on Tuesday Photographs by the author Climate change has left a significant imprint on the 2025 edition of Gangasagar Mela ...

Lakhs of pilgrims from across India have arrived at the Sagar island in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion ...

Get ready for Gangasagar Mela 2025! Learn about the significance of Sankranti Snan, the sacred ritual of taking a holy dip in the Ganges River and plan your trip to Sagar Island in West Bengal.

Indian devotees gathered Monday to take a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal on the second day of the annual Ganga Sagar Fair in eastern India. The fair, held during Makar Sankranti, is a major Hindu ...

She will felicitate fishermen on Monday while she will be visiting Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district to oversee the preparedness for the annual Gangasagar Mela. The official further said ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will be visiting Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Monday (January 6, 2024) to oversee the preparedness for the annual Gangasagar Mela ...

Kolkata: Around 350 workers are now rushing against time to fill 63,000 cubic metres of earth and reclaim land at Sagar Island before chief minister Mamata Banerjee's visits to the island on Jan 6 ...

Banerjee, who was on an official visit to Sagar Island to review preparations for the forthcoming Gangasagar Mela, had announced in advance that she would meet the fishermen as well. The fishermen ...

The state government had made several elaborate arrangements for the saints and also for common people who visit Sagar Island for the holy dip. A family from Maharashtra confirmed to FPJ that this ...

Three people have died at the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal this year, which includes one who drowned while taking a dip at the ghats on Sagar Island in front of the Kapil Muni temple.