50 lakh pilgrims take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti

Around 50 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country, and neighboring Bangladesh and Nepal, took a holy dip on the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Around 50 lakh people had congregated here for the pilgrimage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.

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