Kolkata: Lakhs of pilgrims on Tuesday took holy dip not just in Gangasagar (confluence of Hooghly river with Bay of Bengal) but also at Hooghly river in Kolkata on the occasion of ‘Makar Sankranti’.

PHOTO GALLERY : Indian Hindu pilgrims take ... holy dip at the holy Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers -- during the auspicious bathing day of Makar ...

Kumbha Sankranti is the day when the Sun is in the transit from Makar ... take bath in holy water of the River Ganga on this day to achieve Moksha. The devotee should pray with a clean heart and ...

Ganga Sagar Snan, also famous as ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ or ‘Ganga Sagar Yatra’ is a significant gathering of the Hindu pilgrims during the auspicious time of ‘Makar Sankranti ... at this place to take a ...