South 24 Parganas, Jan. 16 -- Millions of devotees took a holy dip in the Ganges River at Gangasagar, on the auspicicous occasion of Makar Sankranti on Thursday. After bathing in the Ganges, the devotees offered prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram. A large number of Naga Sadhus also arrived at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair), and devotees were seeking their blessings.

This year, for the first time, Mahamandaleshwars from Tarapith, Kamakhya in Assam, Deoghar, and the Kinnar Akhara of Delhi have also visited the Gangasagar fair. Many devotees repeated the tagline "Sab tirth baar baar, Gangasagar ek baar", which means the benefits gained by visiting all other pilgrimage sites can be obtained by bathing at Gangasagar just once. TMC Minister of the D...