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[1] [2] This event marks the completion of a 12-Kumbh Mela cycle and is officially termed a Maha Kumbh Mela, spanning 45 days. [3] The Kumbh Mela has been organized since many years with its commencement date unknown. As per astrological calculations, the 2025 edition is unique since the constellation alignment seen is witnessed once in 144 years.
Special pages ; Search. Search ... typically about 3 years after the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela. [17] The Kumbh Melas have three dates around which the ... 2022 2023 2024 ...
On 29 January 2025, crowd crushes occurred at the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela [1] [2] at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, [3] in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At least 30 [4] people were killed, while 90 others were injured. [5] This is the sixth crowd crush during the Kumbh Mela in the past 70 ...
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.
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.
January 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM. A devotee weeps at the site of crush at the Kumbh Mela early on Wednesday [AFP]
19 January – A fire caused by an exploding gas cylinder destroys at least 18 temporary tents at the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela festival grounds. No injuries are reported. [16] 20 January – The Sealdah Court in Kolkata sentences Sanjay Roy to rigorous life imprisonment following his conviction in the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder. [17]
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.