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Women after the holy dip as a part of the rituals at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Sunday, 13 January 2013.

File Picture of Sri Balgangadharnath Swamiji of Adi Chunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt who passed away in Bangalore on Sunday, 13 January 2013.

File Picture of Sri Balgangadharnath Swamiji of Adi Chunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt who passed away in Bangalore on Sunday, 13 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims offer prayer at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims offer prayer at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Ornaments seller at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims offer prayer at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims offer prayer at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Indian Hindu pilgrims at Gangasagar Island on the occasion of Makarsankrati festival in Kolkata on Saturday, 12 January 2013.

Sadhu gives blessings to man at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Women take a rest at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Sadhu gives blessings to man at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Security personnel checks devotees at a make-shift camp during the Gangasagar Mela in South Kolkata on Thursday, 10 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered being great religious significance in Hindu mythology.

Sadhus warm themselves during the temporary camp for Gangasagar Mela 2013 in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 January 2013.

A boy applies ash on his face during the temporary camp for Gangasagar Mela 2013 in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 January 2013.

A sadhu during the temporary camp for Gangasagar Mela 2013 in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 January 2013.

A sadhu during the temporary camp for Gangasagar Mela 2013 in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 January 2013.

A man carrying bamboo for the upcoming Gangasagar Mela at Sagarmela Island in Kolkata on Friday, 04 January 2013.

A man carrying bamboo for the upcoming Gangasagar Mela at Sagarmela Island in Kolkata on Friday, 04 January 2013.

A man carrying bamboo for the upcoming Gangasagar Mela at Sagarmela Island in Kolkata on Friday, 04 January 2013.

Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE with Subir Gokarn, DG, RBI, Gangadhar Darbha, ED, Nomura India & R Sridharan, MD, CCIL poses during the Bombay Stock Exchange International Conference on Bond Markets in Mumbai on Saturday, 22 December 2012.

Subir Gokarn, DG, RBI interacts with Gangadhar Darbha, ED, Nomura India during the Bombay Stock Exchange International Conference on Bond Markets in Mumbai on Saturday, 22 December 2012.

Devotees gather for the arti of sacred river Ganga on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on the full moon day of Kartik month at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

Devotees performing arti of sacred river Ganga on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on the full moon day of Kartik month at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

Devotees performing arti of sacred river Ganga on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on the full moon day of Kartik month at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.

Devotees performing arti of sacred river Ganga on the occasion of Dev Deepawali on the full moon day of Kartik month at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi on Wednesday, 28 November 2012.