by Geoff | Aug 16, 2017 | India, Kumbh Mela
The alluvial mud plains of the river Ganges allow, for a matter of months, a magical canvas city to be fashioned which attracts up to 100 mllion visitors over its short lifespan. Following the visitors’ departure the river swells...
by Geoff | Feb 17, 2016 | India
The road to the island of Ganga Sagar, and its annual festival celebrating Makar Sankranti on 14th January, begins at the Esplanade bus station in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal and ends at Harwood Point ferry crossing some 70 kilometres away....