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Indian Hindu Sadhu at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Handycapped Devotees on the way to holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Sadhu holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Sadhu holy bath at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

Indian Hindu Devotees on the way to holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

Indian Hindu Woman Devotees at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

Indian life guard peoples carry boat at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Sadhu holy bath at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Naga Sadhu on the way to Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

A diya on the Sagar island at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Woman Devotees holy dip at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

India Sunset at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Woman Devotees at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India.

Indian Hindu Woman Devotees at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Thursday, 13 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia, some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday.

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia, some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday.

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia , some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India.

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia, some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday.

Lighting Decoration of Kapil Muni Temple on the ocassion of 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India in Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011.

A Girl Collects coin from river at 8 Number Lot , some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday .

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia, some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday.

Lighting Decoration of Kapil Muni Temple on the ocassion of 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday. Picture by Bhaskar Mallick / Fotocorp

Lighting Decoration of Kapil Muni Temple on the ocassion of 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India in Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011.

India Hindu Sadhu with long Hair 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India in Kolkata on Wednessday, 12 January 2011.

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia, some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday.

India Hindu Pilgrims on the way to Bus Stand at kachuberia, some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday.

Boys Collect coin from river at 8 Number Lot , some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday .

Boys Collect coin from river at 8 Number Lot , some 150 km in south of Kolkata on Wednesday, 12 January 2011. 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 to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology , Eastern India on Wednesday .

Women from India"s North Eastern states hold placards during a peaceful protest against the rape of a girl from Mizoram, in New Delhi on Monday, 29 November 2010.

Women from India"s North Eastern states hold placards during a peaceful protest against the rape of a girl from Mizoram, in New Delhi on Monday, 29 November 2010.

Women from India"s North Eastern states hold placards during a peaceful protest against the rape of a girl from Mizoram, in New Delhi on Monday, 29 November 2010.

Women from India"s North Eastern states hold placards during a peaceful protest against the rape of a girl from Mizoram, in New Delhi on Monday, 29 November 2010.

Women from India"s North Eastern states hold placards during a peaceful protest against the rape of a girl from Mizoram, in New Delhi on Monday, 29 November 2010.

Relief work in progress after a building collapses in the northeastern suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Sunday, 05 September 2010.

Relief work in progress after a building collapses in the northeastern suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Sunday, 05 September 2010.

Relief work in progress after a building collapses in the northeastern suburb of Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Sunday, 05 September 2010.

Rescue Workers help out a tanker carrying Flammable Chemical Zyline, slipped on Eastern Express high way near Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.

Rescue Workers help out a tanker carrying Flammable Chemical Zyline, slipped on Eastern Express high way near Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.

Fire Fighters help out a tanker carrying Flammable Chemical Zyline, slipped on Eastern Express high way near Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.

Rescue Workers help out a tanker carrying Flammable Chemical Zyline, slipped on Eastern Express high way near Ghatkopar in Mumbai on Tuesday, 17 August 2010.