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Sagar Island
island, India
Sagar Island, westernmost island of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies at the mouth of the Hugli (Hooghly) River, an arm of which separates it from the mainland to the east. Situated at a point where the Ganges (Ganga) River system meets the Bay of Bengal, the island is held to be particularly sacred and is a noted Hindu pilgrimage center. A three-day bathing festival and large fair are held annually. The island is subject to severe cyclones. It has a lighthouse on the southwestern shore to guide traffic up the Hugli.
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