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Kumbh Mela (Sanskrit: Kumbha Mēlā pronounced [kʊˈmbʱᵊ melaː]; lit. ' festival of the Sacred Pitcher ' [1]) is an important Hindu pilgrimage, celebrated approximately every 6, 12 and 144 years, correlated with the partial or full revolution of Jupiter and representing the largest human gathering in the world. [2] [3] [4]
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela is a 2004 feature documentary film by Nick Day and Maurizio Benazzo about the 2001 Prayag Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. The documentary premiered in the USA on May 11, 2004. [1] The film won several awards on the festival circuit and played in theaters across the US and Europe.
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.
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 Kumbh Mela was also auspicious considering it coincided with astrological planetary alignment occurring only once in 144 years. [1] The event was held in a 6000-acre area; it had particularly significance for being held once in 12-year period in Hindu mythology as its believed that the battle for nectar between gods and demons lasted for 12 ...
First alert of crowd surge came hours before stampede, says police. 09:45, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. One of the top police officers at the Kumbh Mela said the crowd of 80 million on Wednesday was ...
Belongings of Hindu devotees were left strewn on the ground after at least seven people died in multiple stampedes at India's Kumbh Mela festival. Hundreds gathered for a ritual bath at the ...
The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, also referred to as the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela, is the ongoing iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival celebrating 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.