Bengali and Tribal Hindu devotees doing different rituals and praying for the souls of their ancestors by a river bank. The Makar Sankranti festival which coincides with the winter harvest is considered one of the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar. Agartala, Tripura, India.

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