INDIA-CALCUTTA-MAKAR SANKRANTI

(130113) — CALCUTTA, Jan. 13, 2013 (Xinhua) — A foreign devotee plays on the beach of Sagar Island, some 150 km south of Calcutta, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, Jan. 13, 2013. A large number of Hindu pilgrims converged for the Gangasagar Fair on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar during which taking a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is considered to be of great religious significance. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)