Sagar Islands (WB), Jan 16: Over 14 lakh pilgrims on Friday took holy dip at the Gangasagar today on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and offered puja at the Kapil Muni temple even as one person died of heart attack, a district official said.
The ‘snan’, (dip) which began at 7:44 AM can be taken for another 16 hours, the head priest of Kapil Muni temple Mahant Gyandas said.
The mela, which can boast to represent mini-India, also witnessed participation from Nepal and some European nations.
