The holy dip

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Updated On Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

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Pilgrims take a dip at the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Monks and pilgrims are making an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of Makar Sankranti. Reuters photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims take a dip at the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Monks and pilgrims are making an annual trip to Sagar Island for the one-day festival of Makar Sankranti. Reuters photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri

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Pilgrims gather on the banks of the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Ascetics and pilgrims are making the annual trip to Sagar island for a holy dip, at the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal, during the one-day festival of Makar Sankranti. Reuters photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims gather on the banks of the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Ascetics and pilgrims are making the annual trip to Sagar island for a holy dip, at the confluence of the Ganges river and the Bay of Bengal, during the one-day festival of Makar Sankranti. Reuters photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri

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Pilgrims change their saris after taking a dip at the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims change their saris after taking a dip at the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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A pilgrim performs rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

A pilgrim performs rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Pilgrims sit on the bank of holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims sit on the bank of holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Pilgrims walk to take a dip at the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims walk to take a dip at the holy river Ganga at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Pilgrims walk back after peforming rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims walk back after peforming rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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A sadhu (holy man) peforms rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

A sadhu (holy man) peforms rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

Updated on Jan 13, 2012 03:38 pm IST

Pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar some 155km south of Kolkata. Thousands of pilgrims have started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. AFP photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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