how to get to gangasagar in the dec ? is any thing spesial at that time?

Answer 1

Getting to Gangasagar (Sagar Islands) is one and the same in all months. So in December also you have to go in the same way. But it is very famous for the sagar Mela at the time of Makara Shankaranti - Mid January.

Gangasagar Mela, the largest fair in west Bengal held near the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal, draws millions of pilgrims from all over India. They come for a holy dip on Makar Sankranti (last day of the Bengali Month) and after their obligations at the Kapilmuni Temple nearby.

How to Reach:- from Kolkatta -
Namkhana- 105 kms.Namkhana to Chemaguri by launch across the river
Muriganga from Chamaguri to Gangasagar by road- 10kms. One may cross the Muriganga from Herwood Point near Kakdip to Kaachubrie also. Kakdwip is 85 kms. from lot No. ',to Kachuberia and bus service from Kechuberia to Gangasagar-30 kms. -

Answer 2

ganga sagar is a island called sagar near diamond harbour near kalkotta in west bengal.
yes from december 15 to januvary 15 the hindu month is called mall (pous) month in the hindu myth.
go to ganga sagar where all the 3 sacare river of hindu that is ganga,yamuna, and sarswathi (which is running under the surface) ends here and merge with the ocean.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius and this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect

Legend has it that, before joining the sea, the Ganga watered the mortal remains of King Sagar’s 60000 sons liberating their souls once and forever. It was standing on the Sagar Island that the mythical Kapil Muni condoned th sins of the sons of King Sagar who had dared to stop the horse blessed at Lord Indra’s Aswamedha Yagna and tied it to a post near his temple. It is this legend that attracts people to this little island in a remote southern corner of West Bengal.





Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal (accessed from Diamond Harbor), where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams, and drains into the sea, is honored as a pilgrimage site, signifying the spot where the ashes of the ancestors of Bhagiratha were purified by the waters of the Ganga

Answer 3

From Kolkata ( Esplanade/ Outram ghat )travel by bus to Kakdip. Kakdip to kachuberia by launch or boat . From kachuberia to sagar by bus. Intotal it is nearabout 03 hours journey.
In makar sankranti ( 14 jan ) hindu piligrims takes holy bath at that island where river ganga meets at sea ( bay of bengal ).