Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km south of Kolkata. This island forms the Sagar CD Block in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Pa
Kapil Muni Ashram at Gangasagar
Gangasagar Fair Transit Camp, 2012
Ganga river launch service in Sagar Island
The Hooghly River is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of t
Sagar Island
…second largest congregation of mankind after the triennial ritual bathing of Kumbha Mela. In 2007, about 300,000 pilgrims took the holy dip where the Hooghly meets the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Almost five-hundred thousand pilgrims thronged Sagar Island in 2008. For the rest of the…
The Hooghly flowing through Bally
Bhagirathi River, Murshidabad
Sunset at River Hooghly, Kolkata, West Bengal, India