Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti. 

"Almost 31 lakh people bathed at Sagar since morning, far surpassing the attendance last year. Lakhs took the holy dip on Friday evening as well. More pilgrims have come to Sagar this year as the weather is better. We are expecting the number to go up as the day progresses," Panchayat and Public Health Engineering Minister Subrata Mukherjee said.