Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The disaster management group people pitch tent on the sea beach for the safety of the people and material in the eve of Ganga sagar mela.The Gangasagar Mela is a massive annual Hindu pilgrimage and fair held on Sagar Island, West Bengal, at the confluence of the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal, coinciding with Makar Sankranti in mid-January, drawing millions for a holy dip to cleanse sins and worship Lord Surya, considered the world's second-largest human gathering after the Kumbh Mela.
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