A Nanga Sadhu, or Hindu holy man puts sacred ash on a pilgrim’s forehead at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar, in Calcutta, India, on Friday. Pilgrims have started arriving in the city to bathe at the confluence of River Ganges and Bay of Bengal at Sagar island, on the auspicious Indian holiday of Makar Sankranti, January 14th. |
