The Mela will start on ... Later King Sagar’s sons came to fetch the horse and found it close to Kapil Muni’s ashram and mistook him as a thief. Kapil Muni then cursed the boys and turned them into ...

Ganga Sagar Snan, also famous as ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ or ‘Ganga Sagar Yatra’ is a significant gathering of the Hindu pilgrims during the auspicious time of ‘Makar Sankranti’. It is an annual observance ...

She said that it is easy to reach Kumbh Mela by road, air and train, but it is very difficult to go to Sagar Island, which is situated around 130 km from Kolkata, since the pilgrims have to cross ...

"In the past, overcrowded country boats caused mishaps," said a State minister.Ganga Sagar Mela remains one of the largest pilgrimage gatherings globally, blending religious traditions, attire ...

Image Source : PTI (FILE) A man and children perform for alms at Sagar Island on a foggy winter morning, ahead of the Gangasagar Mela festival ... of the sacred Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.

Krisnakant Pandey, who came from Lucknow with his wife, agreed. “I have been to Kumbh Mela a number of times which is well-managed but Ganga Sagar is as good, or even we call it better if you consider ...

Observing that the Gangasagar Mela is no less important than the Kumbh ... a bridge over the Muriganga river to connect the Ganga Sagar island. “The tender has been done. It will cost ₹1,500 ...

She said that the Centre provides thousands of crores of rupees for holding the Kumbh Mela, but the West Bengal government has to make all provisions for the annual Gangasagar Mela, held at Kapil Muni ...

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited Sagar Island to inspect the preparedness of the Gangasagar mela which will ... a bridge over Muri-Ganga so that people can travel easily ...

She said that people can go to Kumbh Mela through several routes, but reaching Sagar Island for the Gangasagar Mela is a strenuous job. Ms Banerjee alleged that the central government failed to ...