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at the gangasagar mela transit camp, kolkata
all decked up for the big fest

The Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the triennial ritual bathing of Kumbha Mela, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagar_Island#Pilgrimage
pilgrims gather here from all parts of india, to proceed to the gangasagar mela which is another 110 kms - the final stretch
the big day is makar sankranti, which was on the 15th of jan this year. the camp winds up on the 18th

This was my first visit to the camp which was teeming with activity. My subsequent visit was on the 17th - post the big event & the camp was almost deserted - most pilgrims were already on their return leg of their journey

i would love to be there for the 2 to 3 days of the fest, but alas i cannot summon up enough courage
the journey is not the bigger issue, it's around a 4 hour journey during the mela (festival) and maybe 3 hours otherwise
185.17.252.55/gangasagar/
so what is this bigger issue
there is one single hotel with around 10 to 20 rooms & a youth hostel and other religious organizations have maybe another 50 rooms. now during the festival period plus some days prior and post - meaning the whole of january all these rooms are taken over by the state administration for managing the entire show
all these pilgrims cart along their bed and bedding on their heads. i do not think you can quite maneuver with a backpack. the tented accommodation is utter rudimentary, maybe a few thousand people in one tent. you will be lucky to sleep on a plastic sheeting or maybe even if the ground is dry enough

Taken in: India / West Bengal / Kolkata / Brigade Parade Ground & Race Course (show map)

Taken on: January 13, 2016

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