Devotees from across India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh took a dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal. The Sagar Island or Sagardwip lies in the Ganga Delta. Photographs ...

Kapil Muni then cursed the boys and turned them into ashes. Bhagirath, the grandson of King Sagar meditated for years and requested river Ganga to flow down over the ashes of his ancestors. Ganga ...

from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar and it is the responsibility of both the society and government and let's pledge to protect the purity of the Ganga, said senior BJP leader and chairperson ...

The state administration is making elaborate arrangement for the Ganga Sagar Mela to ensure there is no stampede or boat capsize this time. Thousands of pilgrims have already reached Sagar and ...

An exponential increase in the number of pilgrims coming to the Ganga Sagar Mela, which takes place at the Sagar Island every year during Makar Sankranti, has been responsible for the worsening ...