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An Indian Navy hovercraft shuttles VIPs out of the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges meets the sea. Here the enormous fans are blowing away the camp of these sadhus (holy men).
Pilgrims ride a train from Kolkata to Sagar Island, India for the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
An elerly sadhu (holy man) does yoga at the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Children watch a man "wake-up" an idol at a Hindu shrine in the morning, Varanasi, India. Idols throughout Varansai are put to sleep each night, with a cloth over the faces.
Sadhus at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Aerial view of the Hindu holy city of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India. Nighttime view including the ferris wheels at the camel mela carnival.
Pilgrims wait at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal.
Ferries crowd the port in the small town of Namkhana, south of Kolkata, India. Namkhana is a jumpoff point for Sagar Island, which hosts the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
A boy in Kolkata, India dressed as Shiva receives baksheesk (donations) at a staging area for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
Lights from a display illuminate the seat of a cycle rickshaw during the Durga Puja festival in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Nighttime view of pilgrims waiting at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal. No post-processing.
Night scene on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India. Gangasagar is a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges meets the sea.
A man prays in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.