The festival dates back to the pre-Vedic period, as even in the Vedas Kumbha Mela is described as a tradition that is already well established. The popularity of Kumbha Mela has only increased over the millennia, gathering millions together every twelve years at each of the four holy places in which the auspicious event occurs and making it the world’s largest gathering of people on Earth for one common purpose. It is said that even those saints and sages who live in divine isolation, high in the Himalayas, engaged only in meditation and austerities, emerge from the mountains to attend the Kumbha. Kumbha is a world-renowned trademark of India’s proud antiquity, and is a matchlessly divine occasion.
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Astrological & Scientific Background In Kumbh Mela
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KUMBH MELA: The Festival of Immortality
How & Why Kumbh Mela Became A National Event
The Mythological Background of Kumbh Mela
About Rivers Sangam in Kumbh Mela
The Meaning Of Kumbh Mela
The Significance of Kumbh Mela in Todays World
Astrological & Scientific Background In Kumbh Mela
Hundreds of New Initiates to Hindu Holy order Perform Rituals on the Ganges
The Foreign Hindu Monks at India’s Kumbh Mela
Hundreds Celebrate Kumbh Mela in Southern California
Nepal’s government help to celebrate Hindus biggest ever festival “Mahakumbh Mela”