Kumbh Mela
Hindu pilgrimage and festival celebrated in India
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Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. On 4 February 2019, Kumbh Mela witnessed the largest peaceful public gathering of humans ever recorded. It is celebrated in a cycle of approximately 12 years, to celebrate every revolution Brihaspati (Jupiter) completes. Kumbh is mainly held at four riverside pilgrimage sites, namely: Prayagraj, Haridwar (Ganges), Nashik (Godavari), and Ujjain (Shipra); But now the Kumbh Mela has been revived at a fifth place too. The other rejuvenated Kumbh Mela is celebrated at Bansberia Tribeni Sangam in West Bengal at the confluence of Hooghly and Saraswati river, dates back thousands of years but was stopped 700 years ago, but this Kumbh Mela has been reopened since 2022.
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Seers back Akhara Parishad demand on 'non-Hindu' shops in Kumbh areaHindu saints in Prayagraj have voiced their support for the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad's proposal to ban non-Hindu vendors from the Maha Kumbh mela area. They argue that the event is deeply rooted..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Ganga Expressway: Meerut-Prayagraj through 10 districts in 7 hours; check route, timeline, top speedThe government wants to open the brand new Rs 36,000 crore expressway before the mega event of Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2025.DNA - Published | |
Top speed 120 km per hour, 18 lakh trees to be planted, 12 districts: Ganga Expressway to transform UP's economyThe Yogi Adityanath government is trying to get the project finished by 2025 Mahakumbh.DNA - Published |
