On Sankranti, fair records a crore footfal
The Shahi Snan(royal bath) of Makar Sankranti began at the Gangasagar Mela from midnight. The dense fog could not dampen the pilgrims’ spirit as they thronged the water.
The Shahi Snan(royal bath) of Makar Sankranti began at the Gangasagar Mela from midnight. The dense fog could not dampen the pilgrims’ spirit as they thronged the water.
With lakhs of pilgrims gathering for the Gangasagar Mela, the state transport department and the Eastern Railway’s Sealdah division has made special arrangements to handle the extra rush of passengers.
The state government is leaving no stones unturned to ensure a difficulty-free experience for the devotees coming for the annual Gangasagar
Over lakhs of pilgrims including Naga Sadhus flocked Babughat in Kolkata, Gangasagar transit camp.
Warns against bid to sabotage event; urges railway, Navy Army, NDRF for assistance
The court has instead reconstituted it to a two-member committee comprising former Justice Samapti Chatterjee and the member secretary of the West Bengal Legal Services Authority.
“Where is the chief minister going to admit patients who will rush to hospitals in large numbers after being affected by Covid? The state government ought to control the situation now. Several pilgrims are not even wearing masks and here we are witnessing a spurt in everyday caseload. This seems like a deliberate action by the state to put the lives of citizens in jeopardy”
It must be ensured that all persons concerned with the control and management of the Gangasagar Mela such as government officials
Those who seek to have the holy water by mail would be given, it was directed. Only the postal charges will be taken from them, it was further directed.
Drones have been deployed at crucial junctures like Lot8, Kachuberia, Namkhana, Benuban, Chemaguri, Bus Stand, Sagar Temple and Beach.
