gangasagar festival

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People gathering for the Hindu rituals at the fair ground of Ganga sagar.This festival is celebrated during mid January every year and is a major attraction for millions of pilgrims from different parts of the country gathers at Gangasagar, the point where the holy river Ganges meets the sea to take a dip and wash away all the earthly sins.