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Gangasar Mela is one of the few places of India where U can feel the Unity in Diversity of India.Peopel who are searching for virtue come here from all over India. They take their shelter in a temporary HOGLA Shelter, take bath at the auspicious time to acquire the maximum virtue.
This is a typical scene of the fair of drying cloth. I want to tell it an another world behind the blue Saree.
Hope u like it and can get the essence of India.

About Gangasagar:

There is a proverb in Bengali that "Sab Tirtha bar bar Gangasagar Ek Bar"- which means taking holy dip only once in life during Makar Sankranti is enough to earn that much virtue which one can earn by visiting all the pilgrim centres throughout his life.
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious day of the year. It is celebrated in the last day of Bengali Month POUS. Makar Sankranti falls on the day when the Sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Saggitarius.
Located between 21 deg. 36 min to 21 deg. 56 min north latitude to 88 deg. 2 min to 88 deg. 11 min east latitude ,Gangasagar is the largest village of Sagar Island which is again located in the extreme of Sundarban of the south 24 parganas in the Diamond Harbour sub- division. The island is surrounded by the Bartola or Muriganga river in the north and east, Hoogly river is flowing in the west and in the south by Bay of Bengal.
There is a Myth behind the holy Gangasagar. According to certain beliefs there was a hindu king Sagar at the time of Satya Yug. he performed Ashyamedh Yanga. The symbol of power of this Yanga is the Horse. The lord of heaven Indra had stolen the horse and keep it by the side of the Ashrama of Kapil, the great saga.King Sagar had a huge 60,000 sons and they started searching. After a long travel they found the horse near the Ashram of Kapil, the great saga. Kapil did not know anything about the fact and the sons of Sagar blamed him suspecting that The saga for staling the horse. Kapil got fired and gave the curse to turn all the princes into ash. After happening such mishap King Sagar came to The great saga and begged for his mercy. At first Kapil was not impressed at all but lastly he tole Sagar the way of reviving the princes. He told to Sagar that the princes would again alive if their ashes were washed by the holy water on Ganga by any means. After two generation, King Bhagirath could able to please God and with the help of Lord Shiva he bought this Ganga down to the Earth. Ths ashes of his fore-fatherwere washed by the holy water of Ganga and the 60,000 sons of Sagar got enlightened. From then on thousands of people came here at Gangasagar to purify their soul and to wash out their sins in the holy Ganga.

The Route>>>>>>>>>>>

105 km
1. Kolkata.....................Namkhana
By Bus/car

Muriganga River
Namkhana...................... Chemaguri
By Launch

10 km
Chemaguri .....................Gangasagar
By Bus/car

85 km
2. Kolkata.....................Kakdip
(Herwood point lot 8)
By Bus/car

Muriganga River
Lot 8........................Kachuberia
By Launch

30 km
Lot 8 .....................Gangasagar
By Bus/car