Gangasagar Mela Pilgrims Make Their Way To Sagar Island Ahead Of Makar Sankranti: IN PICS

Gangasagar Mela is a major religious event in West Bengal. This year, it began on January 8 and will continue till January 17.

Gangasagar Mela is a significant pilgrimage in India, it began on January 8 and will continue till January 17 before the festival of Makar Sankranti.

Gangasagar Mela pilgrims arrive at a transit camp on their way to Sagar Island ahead of 'Makar Sankranti' at Babughat in Kolkata on Thursday.

Gangasagar Mela pilgrims board a bus at Babughat transit camp in Kolkata on their way to Sagar Island ahead of 'Makar Sankranti'.

Gangasagar Mela pilgrims on their way to Sagar Island from in Kolkata ahead of 'Makar Sankranti'.

A sadhu prays at a transit camp in Kolkata before resuming his journey to Sagar Island.

Devotees take a dip in the holy Ganga at Babughat in Kolkata.

A Gangasagar Mela pilgrim offers prayers at a temple in Kolkata on the bank of the Ganga on her way to Sagar Island.