Location:
Kolkata, ,
Post Date:
Jan 14, 2017 5:28 AM
TAG ID:
xnaphotos714090
(RM)
Credit:
Tumpa Mondal / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom
Format:
2500 x 1553 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Tumpa Mondal
Keywords:
we
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
(170114) -- KOLKATA, Jan. 14, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Indian Hindu devotees take a holy dip in the Ajay river near the Joydev Fair, some 200km away from Kolkata, capital of eastern Indian state West Bengal, Jan. 14, 2017. A large number of Hindu pilgrims converge for the Joydev Fair on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar, during which taking a dip is considered to be of great religious significance. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal) (djj)