What Makes Kumbh Mela Part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List
The largest human confluence of Hindu saints and devotees, Kumbh Mela is the oldest religious fair of Hindus held after every twelve years in one of the four sites, Nashik, Ujjain, Haridwar and Allahabad in rotation. Read More: https://indiantravelservices.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/what-makes-kumbh-mela-part-of-unescos-intangible-cultural-heritage-list
The largest human confluence of Hindu saints and devotees, Kumbh Mela is the oldest religious fair of Hindus held after every twelve years in one of the four sites, Nashik, Ujjain, Haridwar and Allahabad in rotation.
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Allahabad<br />
Historical connotations<br />
<strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> bears a strong relation with history as the fair is almost<br />
eight hundred years old. The earliest record <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kumbh</strong> <strong>Mela</strong> was<br />
discovered in the writings <strong>of</strong> seventh century Chinese traveler Hiuen<br />
Tsang, who had witnessed the event during his travel to India with best<br />
travel agents. According to him, several pilgrims along with kings,<br />
saints, ministers and sages assembled on the banks <strong>of</strong> a river to take<br />
the holy dip at the beginning <strong>of</strong> two month long festival.<br />
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