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Thousands of Hindu pilgrims started to converge for the Gangasagar Mela, which will culminate in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.
Asia in Pictures 2012
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Pilgrims at Gangasagar, people flying kites in Hyderabad, the Mumbai marathon, and more.
India in Pictures 2012
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AFP/Getty Images Pilgrims held out their garments to dry after taking a dip in the Gangasagar.
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AFP/Getty Images A holy man sat in his tent at Gangasagar, near Kolkata, India, Jan. 12.
India This Week 2011
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AFP/Getty Images Devotees bought beaded ornaments at the Gangasagar near Kolkata, Jan. 13.
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Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters During the festival, Hindus go to Gangasagar to bathe in its waters.
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Piyal Adhikary/EPA Hindu priests performed the 'Aarti,' or the lamp ritual, during the Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal, Jan. 13.
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AFP/Getty Images A pilgrim performed rituals after taking a dip in the Gangasagar.
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Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images A devotee performed rituals in the Gangasagar, where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal, near Kolkata, Jan. 14, during the holy Hindu day of Makar Sankranti.
India This Week 2011
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Left, a devotee prayed by the waters of the Bay of Bengal during the traditional Gangasagar Fair on Sagar Island, near Kolkata, West Bengal, January 13, 2010.
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