A huge line of Hindu pilgrims wait to board a ferry to leave the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island for the mainland back to Kolkata, India. The Gangasagar Mela (festival) is a pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges River meets the sea.

Photo ID: Brett-Cole-India-04577

Photo size: 16.2 Mpixels (46.3 MB uncompressed) - 3285x4928 pixels (10.9x16.4 in / 27.8x41.7 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Calcutta, crowd, environment, ferry, festival, Gangasagar, Hindu, India, Kolkata, overpopulation, pilgrimage