The fair, held during Makar Sankranti, is a major Hindu pilgrimage where thousands of devotees gather at Sagar Island to bathe in the sacred waters of the Ganga River before it merges with the Bay ...

The fair, held during Makar Sankranti, is a major Hindu pilgrimage where thousands of devotees gather at Sagar Island to bathe in the sacred waters of the Ganga River before it merges with the Bay ...

The Indian Meteorological Department has confirmed that the temperature at Sagar Island in the morning hours has been unusually warm this year “The temperature in the morning hours of the Makar ...

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. The event, marked by chanting hymns ...

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 ...

A large-scale illegal gem mining operation, which had been active for several years and involved multiple groups using heavy machinery, has been raided by officers from the Kahawatta Police Special ...

The West Bengal government made elaborate logistics and security arrangements on Sagar island, located around 100 kilometres from Kolkata, for the annual ritual, heralding the onset of harvest ...

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.

The Ganga Sagar Mela, a large fair held at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal, draws thousands of pilgrims. In parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the festival is known as ...

Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dip in the Ganga river in Haridwar on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Tuesday. "Taking Maa Ganga's blessing on Makar Sankranti festival," he said in ...

Pilgrims take a dip in the Ganges Delta off Sagar Island. Despite high levels of pollution, millions bask in the waters every year. The pollution also is weakening the mangroves, which rely on ...