South 24 Parganas: Sadhus (Holy Men) at Gangasagar Island on a winter morning

South 24 Parganas: A girl holds onto clothes of her relative during the holy dip at Gangasagar Island

South 24 Parganas: Female devotees perform rituals at Gangasagar Island on a winter morning

South 24 Parganas: Devotees arrive at Gangasagar Island on a foggy winter morning

South 24 Parganas: Devotees take a holy dip at Gangasagar Island on a foggy winter morning

South 24 Parganas: Priests perform Ganga Arati on the occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' at the Gangasagar Mela

Kolkata: Sadhus and devotees gather at Babughat Transit Camp ahead of the Ganga Sagar Mela

Kolkata: Sadhus gather at the Babughat transit camp ahead of the Ganga Sagar Mela

Kolkata: A sadhu applies tilak at the Babughat transit camp ahead of the Ganga Sagar Mela