Lakhs of devotees took a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' on Wednesday. Apart from Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, ritual bathing also takes place at Haridwar and Garh Mukteshwar in Uttar Pradesh, Patna in Bihar and Ganga Sagar in Bengal.
Makar Sankranti, which falls in the Hindu month of Magh, is a harvest festival. It celebrates the advent of Spring. Unlike most other Hindu festivals, Makar Sankranti is based on the solar calendar.
Image: A man dressed as Lord Shiva stands near the confluence of the Ganga River and the Bay of Bengal at Sagar Island, about 150 km south of Kolkata.
Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters
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