Kumbh Mela- 2013

Posted on March 12, 2013March 16, 2013 by Travtrails

Link to my observations on the Kumbh Mela: http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/kumbh-mela-instant-moksha

The Kumbh Mela held every 12 years on the banks of Rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati at Allahabad is supposedly the biggest religious fair on earth. Allahabad or Prayag is my home town and I grew up with the myths surrounding the three rivers.
Moksha is salvation and a dip in the sacred waters cleanses mind and body.

12 thoughts on “Kumbh Mela- 2013”

Amy March 13, 20132:13 am

Thank you for the tour, Travtrails!
1. travtrails March 17, 201311:39 pm
  
  Thank you for visiting
Our Adventure in Croatia March 13, 20136:11 am

it must be such an amazing and unforgettable experience!
1. travtrails March 13, 20136:33 am
  
  Amazing
2. travtrails March 16, 201312:49 am
  
  It was…thanks
viveka March 13, 201311:04 pm

It’s not much I remember from my school time .. but this I remember when we read about it. Thanks for bring me there.
Sartenada March 15, 20137:19 pm

Amazing photos.
1. travtrails March 16, 201312:48 am
  
  Thank you
2. travtrails March 17, 201311:39 pm
  
  Thanks
frizztext March 16, 201312:56 am

“Kumbh Mela held every 12 years on the banks of Rivers Ganga” – yes, a big event, no European pope election is comparable …
frizztext March 25, 20137:48 pm

not easy to manage such an event … – maybe you can’t manage something like this – like a tsunami …
adinparadise March 30, 20139:49 pm

I read that there re 80 million pilgrims who come to this festival. That must take quite some organising and the clearing up exercise afterwards must be on a massive scale.