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Gangasagar Mela (Bengali: গঙ্গাসাগর মেলা) is a mela and festival in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. [2] The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar.
The Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the triennial ritual bathing of Kumbha Mela. [14] 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 Gangasagar in 2008. [15]
The Gangasagar fair and pilgrimage is held annually on Sagar Island's southern tip, where the Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. [6] This confluence is also called Gangasagar or Gangasagara. [ 7 ] Near the confluence is the Kapil Muni Temple. [ 7 ]
Kapil Muni Temple or Kapil Muni Mandir (Bengali: কপিল মুনি মন্দির) is a Hindu temple located on the Gangasagar in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] It is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Hindus and it is believed that Kapil Muni did Tapas here.
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Sagar Island, also known as Ganga Sagar, pilgrimage centre in West Bengal about 150 km south of Kolkata Sagar Port; Sagar Mahavidyalaya; Sagar (community development block) Sagar (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha constituency) Sagara, Karnataka, a city in Shimoga district, Karnataka, India Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)