From the travelogue: The Hindu myth about how Ganga Sagar in West Bengal became a pilgrimage site An excerpt from ‘Tripping Down The Ganga: A Son’s Exploration of Faith’, by Siddharth Kapila.

The Ganga Sagar mela is the largest annual assemblage of devotees in India. Pilgrims come from far-flung corners of India and beyond, speaking different languages and belonging to diverse castes ...

Downstream, a packed ferry sets off for Sagar Island, or Ganga Sagar, a magnet for Hindu pilgrims that marks the point where the Ganges meets the sea. "I feel sad about what's happening around us.