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-04580

Photo size: 20.5 Mpixels (58.7 MB uncompressed) - 3699x5549 pixels (12.3x18.4 in / 31.3x47.0 cm at 300 ppi)

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