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* This fair or mela also includes rituals, prayers, and cultural activities. | * This fair or mela also includes rituals, prayers, and cultural activities. | ||
* It is '''one of the largest religious fairs in India''', with both spiritual significance and a sense of community celebration. | * It is '''one of the largest religious fairs in India''', with both spiritual significance and a sense of community celebration. | ||
Mythologies and epics like '''Ramayana and Mahabharata''' have mention of the fair and festival and its importance. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 16 January 2025
Gangasagar is the confluence of the Hooghly River and the Bay of Bengal in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. Recently, Chief Minister announced to construct a 5-km-long Gangasagar Setu across the Muriganga river to connect the mainland to Sagar Island.[1]
- This mela held annually on Makar Sankranti.
- Regarded as the Second largest Pilgrimage gathering after Kumbh.
- This confluence is also called as Sagar Island.
- Millions of People gather to take a sacred dip in the confluence of River Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and visit the Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar.
- This fair or mela also includes rituals, prayers, and cultural activities.
- It is one of the largest religious fairs in India, with both spiritual significance and a sense of community celebration.
Mythologies and epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata have mention of the fair and festival and its importance.
References
- ↑ News Sources