Riya Sen [Guru] Reward Points : 93800 Member Since : Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Kumbh Mela is a huge Hindu pilgrimage occurring four times every twelve years. It rotates among four locations Allahabad Prayag at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river, Haridwar along Ganga river, Ujjain along the Kshipra river and Nashik along the Godavari river. Can we get more information on this auspicious festival in India? When and where next Mela will occur?
Posted On : 4/8/2009 1:58:15 AM
Anju Malhotra Reward Points : 61200 Member Since : Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage. It occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations: Allahabad Prayag at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river, Haridwar along Ganga river, Ujjain along the Kshipra river and Nashik along the Godavari river, so a Kumbh Mela is practically held every three years across the four locations. The Ardh Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Allahabad, while the Purna complete Kumbh always takes place at Allahabad every twelve years. Over 45 days beginning in January 2007, more than 70 million Hindu pilgrims took part in the Ardh Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, and on January 15, the most auspicious day of the festival of Makar Sankranti, more than 5 million participated. The Maha Kumbh Mela Great Kumbh Mela which comes after 12 Purna Kumbh Melas which is after every 144 years is also held at Allahabad. The 2001, Maha Kumbh Mela was attended by around 60 million people, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world. According to Indian astrology, it is celebrated when the planet of Brihaspati Jupiter moves into the zodiac sign of Aquarius or Kumbha. Each sites celebration dates are calculated in advance according to a special combination of zodiacal positions of Sun, Moon, and Jupiter. Kumbha is a Sanskrit word for Pitcher, sometimes referred to as the Kalasha, it is also a zodiac sign in Indian astrology for Aquarius, the sign under which the festival is celebrated, while Mela means a gathering or a meet , or simply a fair.
Posted On : 4/8/2009 2:10:13 AM
Riya Sen [Guru] Reward Points : 93800 Member Since : Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thanks Anju for this descriptive information. I would also like to know when and where next Mela will occur. If you can find out the information please share.
Posted On : 4/8/2009 2:54:06 AM
Maya Chowdhury Reward Points : 13600 Member Since : Monday, January 05, 2009
hi rituparna.. this piece of information is for you .. In 2010, March-April, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held at Haridwar in the foothills of the Himalayas. The main bathing date for Kumbh Mela, Haridwar, is April 14, 2010. The most important dates are 14 Jan, 12 & 13 Feb, 15 Mar and 14 April. # In 2013, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held in Allahabad Prayag , Jan. 27 to Feb. 25. Main bathing date: Feb. 10. # In 2015, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held Aug. 15 to Sept. 13. Main bathing date: Sept. 13. # In 2016, Maha Kumbh Mela will be held April 22 to May 21. Main bathing date: May 21.
Posted On : 4/8/2009 3:13:11 AM
Riya Sen [Guru] Reward Points : 93800 Member Since : Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thanks a lot Maya for this information, I wanted to know exact dates and u have pointed out that.
Posted On : 4/8/2009 3:43:24 AM
Vikas Chaturvedi Reward Points : 14100 Member Since : Thursday, December 20, 2007
Kumbh Pot Mela Fair is that pilgrimage occurs four times every twelve years, once at each of the four locations in India. Attended by millions of people, making it the largest pilgrimage gathering around the world. When Jupiter Guru and Sun are in zodiac sign Leo Simha Rashi it is celebrated in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik. A ritual bath at a predetermined time and place is the major event of this festival. Thousands of holy men/women monks, saints, sadhus grace the occasion by their presence. A holy dip in the river is considered to wash away all your past sins. Other activities include religious discussions, devotional singing, mass feeding of holy men/women and the poor, and religious assemblies where doctrines are debated and standardized. The observance of Kumbha Mela is based upon the following story : thousands of years ago, perhaps in the Vedic period, gods and demons made a temporary agreement to work together in obtaining amrita the nectar of immortality from the Milky Ocean, and to share this equally. However, when the Kumbha pot containing the amrita appeared, the demons ran away with the pot and were chased by the gods. For twelve days and twelve nights equivalent to twelve human years the gods and demons fought in the sky for the possession of this pot of amrita. It is said that during the battle, drops of amrita fell on to four places : Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. Thus, Kumbha mela is observed at these four locations where the nectar fell.
Posted On : 4/8/2009 4:11:11 AM
Manpreet Bharara Reward Points : 30900 Member Since : Wednesday, April 08, 2009
The Kumb Mela is a grand Hindu Festival and Ceremony, taking place every four years and attended by millions of Hindus.
Kumbh Mela In India
