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The 2021 Haridwar Kumbh Mela was held during the COVID pandemic, leading to concerns that large crowds would contribute to the rise in COVID cases, making it a super spreader event. The government refused to cancel or cut short the event.
The Kumbh Mela held in Haridwar in 2021 was considered a Covid-19 super spreader, contributing to increased cases in Uttarakhand and India, as the growing number of pilgrims visiting the area and numerous health guidelines being violated. [96]
Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha is a Hindu religious mela held every 12 years in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. The name of the festival is also transliterated as Sinhastha or Singhastha. It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognized as Kumbha Melas, and is also known as Nashik-Trimbak Kumbha Mela or Nashik Kumbha Mela.
2019 Prayag Ardh Kumbh Mela: 240 million 4 February 2019: 50 million Pilgrimage Prayagraj India [1] [2] 2013 Prayag Kumbh Mela: 120 million 10 February 2013: 30 million Pilgrimage Prayagraj India [3] [4] 2010 Haridwar Kumbh Mela: 70 million 14 April 2010: 10 million Pilgrimage Haridwar India [5] [6] [need quotation to verify] Arba'een ...
The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, running from 13 January to 26 February, is expected to draw around 400 million pilgrims, making it one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.
[4] [5] In 2010 a platform was constructed close to the tower from which nearly 300 media personnel watched the main bathing day of the Kumbh Mela that year. [6] The tower is on Malviya Island, named after Madan Mohan Malaviya, [7] opposite the steps of Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar. [8] The structure is freestanding and 66 feet (20 m) high. [2]
The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, also referred to as the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela, is the current iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival marking a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the Sun. It is scheduled from 13 January to 26 February 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The full Kumbh mela is held every 12 years, while an ardha (half) mela is held after about 6 years at the same site. The 2013 Kumbh mela was the largest religious gathering in the world with almost 120 million visitors. An Ardh Kumbh Mela was held in early 2019. The next full Kumbh mela is scheduled for 2025.