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The largest faith gathering in the world, the Kumbh in Allahbad now called #prayagraj. #Kumbh sees a gathering of nearly hundred million people who come to bathe in the confluence of three rivers. They believe it will wash of their sins and free them from the birth death cycle- #moksha.
there are more than 2 dozen people in this image.
the living conditions are abysmal!
electricity comes and goes
water is putrid
sewers are open
men aren't working
Delhi along the train tracks
Photography’s new conscience
Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela, 2019 was the Ardh Kumbh Mela held at Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India from 15 January to 4 March 2019.
Sadhus (holy men) covered in ash at the Kumbh Mela festival in India. Maybe the most difficult shoot I've ever done - with overwhelmingly large crowds and a lot of logistics to figure out to be in this position at the right time. Kumbh Mela is the largest religious festival on earth and is an experience like no other, with millions of Hindu pilgrims in attendance when it takes place every three years.
The Kumbh Mela (or Kumbha Mela) is a Hindu religious festival that is celebrated four times every 12 years in special locations in India.
The 2010 Kumbh Mela was in Haridwar, and the pilgrims came from all over, carrying kumbhs (water pots) or other containers to carry water from the sacred rivers home with them. They came on foot, by tuk tuk, or by bicycle or car.
Everyone seems happy to have their picture taken.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/religious-practice/crowds-on...
Cola para entrar a un templo en Varanasi durante el kumbh mela, India
"En el marco del hinduismo, la o el kumbhamela o kumbh mela es un peregrinaje que se realiza cuatro veces cada doce años.
Cada ciclo de doce años incluye un majā kumbhamela (o ‘gran reunión del pote’) en Praiag, en las riberas del Ganges, en la que participan varios millones de personas, lo que hace que probablemente sea el mayor peregrinaje que se celebra en el mundo. Las estimaciones consideran que en las tres semanas del último majá kumbhamela (celebrado en 2001), se dieron cita 70 millones de personas.
Literalmente, en sánscrito, el kumbhá: ‘jarro, pote, cántaro, vaso’; la mélā: ‘reunión, asamblea’)."
Naga sadhus sous leur tente.
Lors des grands rassemblements de Mela (Kumba Mela, tous les 12 ans; Hard Mela, tous les 6 ans, et autres...) les sadhus affluent de toute l'Inde. Ils appartiennent à diverses communautés aux pratiques variées. La communauté des Naga sadhus est particulièrement connue pur la nudité totale de ses adeptes qui s'enduisent le corps de cendres. Sous les tentes qui les abritent lors de ces grands rassemblement, des feux de bois brulent en permanence, et une fumée acre pique violemment les yeux. Il est trés difficile pour les non-habitués de rester bien longtemps sous les tentes auprés des nagas.
Le rendu naturel de cette photo à peine retouchée rend compte de cette atmosphere enfumée, quasi irréelle. On croirait à une peinture, non à une photo.
TRIMBAKESHWAR,INDIA, AUGUST 8: A Hindu pilgrim poses at a shrine at Trimbakeshwar during the month long Kumbh Mela in in India, August 8, 2003. Kumbh Mela, a famous Hindu festival, is expected to bring more than three million pilgrims and foreign tourists. (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
The Kumbh Mela (or Kumbha Mela) is a Hindu religious festival that is celebrated four times every 12 years in special locations in India.
The 2010 Kumbh Mela was in Haridwar, and the pilgrims came from all over, carrying kumbhs (water pots) or other containers to carry water from the sacred rivers home with them. They came on foot, by tuk tuk, or by bicycle or car.
I love the colour and texture that is all around.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/religious-practice/crowds-on...
Kumbh | 2019
Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela, 2019 is the Ardh Kumbh Mela to being held at Triveni Sangam in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India from 15 January to 4 March 2019 According to Hindu mythology, Vishnu dropped drops of amrita (the drink of immortality) at four places, while transporting it in a kumbha (pot). These four places, including Allahabad, are identified as the present-day sites of the Kumbh Mela. The river-side fair at Allahabad is centuries old, but its association with the kumbha myth and a 12-year old cycle dates back to the 19th century. The priests of Allahabad borrowed these concepts from the Haridwar Kumbh Mela and applied it to their local Magh Mela, an annual celebration. The Magh Mela probably dates back to the early centuries CE, and has been mentioned in several Puranas.
The Kumbh Mela (or Kumbha Mela) is a Hindu religious festival that is celebrated four times every 12 years in special locations in India.
The 2010 Kumbh Mela was in Haridwar, and the pilgrims came from all over, carrying kumbhs (water pots) or other containers to carry water from the sacred rivers home with them. They came on foot, by tuk tuk, or by bicycle or car.
Everyone is in a holiday mood, and happy to stop for pictures.
For the story, please visit: www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/religious-practice/crowds-on...