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Devotees converge for Gangasagar mela
A naga sadhu smokes chillum on the way to Gangasagar mela (festival) at Babughat transit camp in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)
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A naga sadhu smokes chillum on the way to Gangasagar mela (festival) at Babughat transit camp in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)
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Devotees perform rituals at the Gangasagar Island, around 150 kms south of Kolkata. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP Photo)
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More than 700,000 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. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP Photo)
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A Naga sadhu gives blessing to a sadhu at Gangasagar transit camp Babughat in Kolkata on Wednessday enroute to Gangasagar mela. (PTI Photo)
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A man begs for alms at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar, in Kolkata. (Bikas Das / AP Photo)
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Devotees take holy bath and perform rituals in the Bay of Bengal at the mouth of the river Ganges in Sagar Island. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP Photo)
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A sadhu rides on a horse to take a holy bath and perform rituals at the Gangasagar Island. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP Photo)
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Pilgrims at Babughat on the way to Gangasagar in Kolkata , India, on Thursday, January 12, 2017. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT Photo)
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Folk dancers perform the ‘Chhou’ dance for Hindu devotees taking a holy bath and performing rituals at the Gangasagar Island. (Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP Photo)
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Devotees arrive 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. (Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP Photo)
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Devotees dressed as Hindu deities collect money from pilgrims at the mouth of the river Ganges on Gangasagar Island. (Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP Photo)
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