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Gangasagar Mela (Bengali: গঙ্গাসাগর মেলা) is a mela and festival in Hinduism, held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. [2] The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar , the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar.
Gangasagar is a famous Hindu pilgrimage center where the Ganga river meets the Bay of Bengal. Every year on Makar Sankranti (mid-January), pilgrims gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip. Climate data for Gangasagar (1981–2010, extremes 1865–2010)
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Ganga Dussehra, also known as Gangavataran, is a Hindu festival celebrating the avatarana (descent) of the Ganges.It is believed by Hindus that the holy river Ganges descended from heaven to earth on this day. [1]
The Hooghly River (also spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India.It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi.
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
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Kapil Muni Temple or Kapil Muni Mandir (Bengali: কপিল মুনি মন্দির) is a Hindu temple located on the Gangasagar in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] It is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Hindus and it is believed that Kapil Muni did Tapas here.