Sagar Island

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Sagar Island is a large inhabited riverine island at the mouth of the Ganges in West Bengal, India, known as a major Hindu pilgrimage site for the annual Gangasagar Mela.

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Sagar Island canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage site
inhabited place
river island
accessMethod road and ferry from mainland West Bengal
administrativeStatus part of Sagar Community Development Block
country India
countrySubdivision state of West Bengal
distanceFromKolkata about 100 kilometers south
governingBody Government of West Bengal
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
hasCulturalPractice annual Gangasagar fair
hasEvent Gangasagar Mela
linked to: Ganga Sagar Mela
hasMajorSettlement Gangasagar
linked to: Ganga Sagar

Sagar
hasReligiousStructure ashrams and dharamshalas for pilgrims
hasShrine Kapil Muni Temple
hasTemple Kapil Muni Temple
hasTransportInfrastructure Sagar Island ferry services
roads connecting to Kakdwip and Namkhana ferries
knownFor Gangasagar Mela
linked to: Ganga Sagar Mela

Hindu pilgrimage
confluence of Ganga and Bay of Bengal
language Bengali
locatedAtMouthOf Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
locatedIn South 24 Parganas district
West Bengal
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sagar CD block
locatedInBodyOfWater Ganges River delta
locatedInClimateZone tropical monsoon climate
locatedInCountryRegion eastern India
locatedInRegion Bay of Bengal
locatedNear Kakdwip
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
partOf Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta
Sundarbans region (broad geographic sense)
linked to: Sundarbans
pilgrimageActivity holy dip at Ganga Sagar confluence
pilgrimageSeason around Makar Sankranti
religionSignificance Hinduism
state West Bengal
subjectTo coastal erosion
cyclones
flooding
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +5:30

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South 24 Parganas district contains Sagar Island
Ganga Sagar Mela location Sagar Island
Kapil Muni Temple locatedIn Sagar Island
Namkhana locatedNear Sagar Island