Kumbh Mela_Haridwar, India
India is a land of spiritualism! The Terms Kumbha Mela are derived from the Sanskrit words Kumbh(Pitcher) Mela (Congregation). This is the largest 'Peaceful" congregations in the world that occurs once in every 12 years celebrating every revolution of Brihaspati (Jupiter) according to Hindu luni-solar calendar. Kumbh Mela is celetrated in four Indian cities that the situated on the banks of four big rivers: Hardwar (Ganges) , Nashik (Godavari), Allahabad/Prayagraj (confluence of Ganges-Jammuna-Sarasvati) and Ujjain (Shipra). More than 60 million people gathered in Kumbh Mela , that lasts for a week, in 2001. Despite huge number and large variation of language, participants , by and large, remain very disciplined!
Kumbh Mela_Haridwar, India
India is a land of spiritualism! The Terms Kumbha Mela are derived from the Sanskrit words Kumbh(Pitcher) Mela (Congregation). This is the largest 'Peaceful" congregations in the world that occurs once in every 12 years celebrating every revolution of Brihaspati (Jupiter) according to Hindu luni-solar calendar. Kumbh Mela is celetrated in four Indian cities that the situated on the banks of four big rivers: Hardwar (Ganges) , Nashik (Godavari), Allahabad/Prayagraj (confluence of Ganges-Jammuna-Sarasvati) and Ujjain (Shipra). More than 60 million people gathered in Kumbh Mela , that lasts for a week, in 2001. Despite huge number and large variation of language, participants , by and large, remain very disciplined!