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It is really hard to hear that someone never heard about the “Kumbh Mela”, it is the most peaceful gathering place in the world. It is a mass Hindu pilgrimage faith in which Hindu gathers to bathe in the sacred river, it is a festival where people gather from round the globe, that why it is the only festival where more than 120 million people gathers.
It is really hard to hear that someone never heard about the “Kumbh Mela”, it is the most peaceful gathering place in the world. It is a mass Hindu pilgrimage faith in which Hindu gathers to bathe in the sacred river, it is a festival where people gather from round the globe, that why it is the only festival where more than 120 million people gathers.
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<strong>Simhastha</strong> <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> <strong>Ujjain</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
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It is really hard to hear that someone never heard about the <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong>, it is the most<br />
peaceful gathering place in the world. It is a mass Hindu pilgrimage faith in which Hindu<br />
gathers to bathe in the sacred river, it is a festival where people gather from round the<br />
globe, that why it is the only festival where more than 120 million people gathers.<br />
Traditionally, there are four fairs are extensively re<strong>co</strong>gnized as <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong>s (<strong>Mela</strong> means<br />
fair): the Haridwar <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong>, the Allahabad <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong>, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar<br />
<strong>Simhastha</strong> and the <strong>Ujjain</strong> <strong>Simhastha</strong>. These four fairs are held periodically at one of the four<br />
places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayaga), Nashik district (Nashik and Trimbak) and<br />
<strong>Ujjain</strong>. The main festival site is located at the banks of these rivers – the Ganga at Haridwar,<br />
the Sangam (<strong>co</strong>nfluence) of the Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Sarasvati at Allahabad; the<br />
Godavari at Nashik, the Shipra in <strong>Ujjain</strong>. Ac<strong>co</strong>rding to Hindu mythology bathing in these<br />
rivers is a thought to rinse all your sins.<br />
The <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> is held in every 12 years at the given place, there is a difference of around<br />
three years in Haridwar and Nashik, and the fairs at Nashik and <strong>Ujjain</strong> are celebrated in the<br />
same year or one year apart.<br />
Exact time of the fair is determined by the Indian astrology, ac<strong>co</strong>rding to a <strong>co</strong>mbination<br />
zodiac position of the Jupiter, the Sun, and the Moon.<br />
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There is one reason is to hold this fair at<br />
<strong>Ujjain</strong> and Nashik may be while a planet is<br />
in Leo (Simha or Singh in Hindu astrology),<br />
in this case it is known as Singhastha.<br />
It is hard to say about the age of the<br />
festival, but ac<strong>co</strong>rding to Hindu Mythology,<br />
the origin of the festival found in the<br />
Samudra Manthan. The legends told a story<br />
that there was a battle between the Devas<br />
and Asurs for the Amrita (a drink for<br />
immortality).<br />
To protect the amrita a divine spirit Lord Vishnu dropped the amrita at four places, where<br />
the <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> held in four places.<br />
The main ritual of the is to bathe in the sacred river to cleanse all sins, there are several<br />
Hindu priests are <strong>co</strong>ming in the from the various places along with the pilgrimages, saints<br />
known as Naga Sadhu who may not wear any clothes even in the winter, is <strong>co</strong>nsidered as a<br />
sign of separation from the material world. Some saints are <strong>co</strong>ming in the saffron sheets<br />
with Vibhuti (ashes) clad on their skin.
<strong>Simhastha</strong> <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> <strong>Ujjain</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
The main ritual of the is to bathe in the sacred river to cleanse all sins, there are several<br />
Hindu priests are <strong>co</strong>ming in the from the various places along with the pilgrimages, saints<br />
known as Naga Sadhu who may not wear any clothes even in the winter, is <strong>co</strong>nsidered as a<br />
sign of separation from the material world. Some saints are <strong>co</strong>ming in the saffron sheets<br />
with Vibhuti (ashes) clad on their skin.<br />
There is not a specific day to bathe, anyone can bathe anytime while the two months<br />
festival. When you will visit the <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> you will find it the largest crowded place in<br />
the world.<br />
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