Kumbh Mela will be held from January 14th, 2019 to March 4th, 2019.
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The preparations both by the government and private players are in full throttle. Kumbh Mela at the banks of the confluence is the remarkable event to witness in the near future. However with the change of guard in government quarters in 2017, new government in an effort to boost tourism and culture declared that 2019 will be a purna Kumbh Mela and not Ardh Kumbh. Last Kumbh Mela in Allahabad was held in 2013 and accordingly 2019 would have been an Ardh Kumbh Mela.
It was during his time only Prayag was named as Allahabad. And only completing this formality He created the Universe.Īllahabad has one of the four major forts built by Emperor Akbar. Sacrifice is an integral part of this Yagna. Thus the Kumbh Mela is held at each of these four places every twelfth year. It is held every third year at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayag), Nasik and Ujjain. It is the worlds largest religious gathering. Thus the Kumbh Mela became one of the main festivals of Hindus as well as the largest spiritual gathering of mankind on Earth. Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimages of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. Out of these the one celebrated at the Holy Sangam in Allahabad is the largest and believed to be the holiest one. It is due to fact that as per Hindu Mythology Prajapati Brahma, the God of Creation first conducted Ashwamedha Yagna at the Dashashwamedh Ghat here. The mela takes place in all these four places. Prayag is a Sanskrit word meaning “place of sacrifice”. It is because of this confluence, Allahabad is also called as Triveni.Īllahabad is also known as Prayag. Ganga (The Ganges), Yamuna & Saraswati (which is believed to be disappeared due to the curse of Lord Ganesha) at its origin point itself and later meeting the other 2 rivers only in Allahabad. It is due to the fact that Allahabad is the confluence of 3 major rivers of India i.e. But because they are assured of getting Nirvana or freedom from the cycle of life and death by taking a dip in holy river on a particular day.Įven though it is held at 4 different places at different times where no one is inferior to the other, Kumbh Mela at Allahabad is little more prominent then the rest of places. About 100 million people should gather in the city of Allahabad, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh during about 2 months celebration. It started on Monday, 14th January, 2013. It is not because they are assured of witnessing God. Allahabad (India) : the Maha Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith held every twelfth year.
The craze of Kumbh Mela is such that many people put in their last penny just to be there travelling from remotest areas of the country. Kumbh Mela is a subject matter of curiosity ever since time immemorial.
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