India is a home of sacred fairs including 'Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan', 'Kumbha Mela in Allahabad ' and Ganga Sagar Mela is most popular sacred fair celebrated with great pomp and gaiety in West Bengal . Ganga Sagar Mela gathers thousands of devotees from different parts of country. The Mela is one of the major attractions in the winter season of West Bengal .
Ganga Sagar Mela is an annually fair, takes place in the Hindu month of Poush (in mid-month of January) thus the devotees pay their visit every year and take holy bath. The most magnificent occasion takes place on the day of Makar Shankranti' which occurs on the fixed date 14th January.
The Ganga is the holiest river in Hindu mythology and gaga starts her expedition in Prayag and ends her long journey. This holy place and merges with Bay of Bengal is also regarded as sacred destination like Prayag and so it is believed that taking a sacred dip in Ganga Sagar can get salvation from all sins.
The Ganga Sagar Mela is explored by various foreign tourists and tourist from other religious background and thus all cultures, heritages mishmashes to from a single one. The illumination and the sacred atmosphere creates and mysterious ambience that attracts tourist every year. That can be proved by the constant growth of tourists every year. After taking the sacred bath the devotees visit the temple of 'Kapil Muni' a well-known sage of Indian mythology. There is an important hymn which is chanted by village's devotees such as sab teerth baar baar, Ganga Sagar ek bar.
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