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![A man prays along the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/edb8a6df-ac94-48e2-b2d4-fc7f8db3fbbd/Brett-Cole-India-04741_xgaplus.jpg)
Pilgrims bathe in the Bay of Bengal on Makar Sankranti (Jan. 14) at the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Photo ID: Brett-Cole-India-04548
Photo size: 17.6 Mpixels (50.4 MB uncompressed) - 5140x3427 pixels (17.1x11.4 in / 43.5x29 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: bath, boat, festival, fog, Gangasagar, Hindu, India, Makar Sankranti, ocean, pilgrimage, silhouette
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