Holy men dry out after their morning worship. Sagar Island, India. Sagar Island, where the Ganges river meets the sea. The destination of the Ganga Sagar festival, Legend says the 60,000 souls of King Sagara's 60,000 sons were cleansed there by the Goddess Ganga when she descended from heaven. And it is on the sandbanks of the southern tip of the island where legend says the ashes were purified.