Bay of Bengal

"We expect the existing weather systems over the Bay of Bengal, which is causing the ongoing spells of rain, to weaken after 48 hours.

The Times of India 2010

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

Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Shown, Hindu pilgrims performed rituals as a photographer took pictures at the Ganges' meeting point with the Bay of Bengal, Thursday.

Bonfires, Kites and Sun Worship 2012

The cyclone travelled westwards across southern parts of the Bay of Bengal and gusts of 120mph were recorded just before it reached India's coastline.

Weatherwatch: Cyclone Grant hits the north coast of Australia 2012

This is the place where the Ganges, India' s holiest river meets the Bay of Bengal.

Makar Sankranti Celebrations 2011

Reuters India's Reliance Industries KG-D6's floating production storage and offloading vessel is seen off the Bay of Bengal in this undated handout photo.

Reliance Not Raising Lyondell Bid Eric Yep 2010

The Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, are governed by India.

So I was surfing.... 2010

The Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, are governed by India.

So I was surfing.... 2010

The companies are part of a consortium mining the controversial "Shwe" natural gas deposits in Burma's Bay of Bengal.

Matthew Smith: India's Burma Policy Is Not Pragmatism, It's Realism 2010

In addition, China is rapidly developing its "string of pearls" strategy in the Indian Ocean, investing significant resources to develop deep water ports in the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Seychelles.

Stephen Goldsmith: Geopolitics with Chinese Characteristics Goldsmith 2010