ARDH KUMBH MELA , PURNA KUMBH MELA, MAHA KUMBH MELAS, IN INDIA

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                       Greatest gathering on the earth 

                            
                    

The greatest peaceful gathering of the people on the earth is kumbh  mela( or)kumbh mela . is a major pilgrimage and festival in hinduism . It celebrate ed in cycle of approximately 12 years

once at four river bank  

  • Allahabad—— Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswathi 
  • Haridwar——–Ganges
  • Nasik ————Godavari
  • Ujjaini————Shipra or Kshipra

These festival marked by a ritual dip in the scared river water  and also celebrated  community ceremony. The seekers believed  that bathing in there river is mean to ( prayachitham) atonement penak for fast mistec

In kumbh mela some million of hindu religion  people gathering in the bank of such rivers for purpose of bathing in that river. They lost their sin and allow once to break the cycle of rebirth and attained salvation
It is a major festival in hinduism world wide hindu religion people gathering to this kumbh mela
In 2017 UNESCO( united nation education scientific cultural organisation) added the festival to list of intangible cultural heritage citing
KUMBH MELA MEAN
  • Kumbh mean——pot or pitcher
  • Mela mean——–festival (or) fair

And it also world largest single gathering of humanity.Sadhus also play essential role in the tradition there are a variety of sadus generally sadhus lead lives of isolation . At kumbh mela these holy me come to together en masse in pursuit of enlightenment

HISTORY OF KUMBH MELA
These kumbh mela festival is traditionally credited to the 8th centuries hindu philosopher  aadi shankara as a part of his effort to start major hindu gathering for philosophical discussion and debate along  with hindu monasteries across the indian sub continent
The weeks over which the festival is  observed cycle at each site approximately once every 12 years based on hindu  lunisolar calendar and relative astrological position of jupiter sun and moon
The earliest  mention of of prayag and bathing philigrimage is found in rigveda 
  • According Mahabharata ;Mentions a bathing pilgrimage at prayaga as a mean  of ( prayachita) atonement penance for fast mistec and guilt
  • According tirtha yatra parva :Before the greatest war the epic states the one who observer ethical vows having bath at prayaga during magha best of bharathas become spot less and riches haven
  • According anushasana parva:After the war the epic celebrates this bathing pilgrimage ” geographical thirha” that combined with manasa teertha 
  • Another reference to prayaga and rivers side festival in ancient indian term

HINDU MYTHOLOGY

Many devote hindu believe that the kumbh mela originated  in time memorial and is attested in hindu mythology about ( samuda mathanam) churning of the ocean found the vedic text 
Hindu legend describe the creation of a pot of amritha ( nectar of immortality ) after the force of good and evil churn the ocean creation the god and demons fight over this pot the ” kumb ” of nectar in order to gain immortality in later day extensis to the legend the spot it spelled at four places that is the origin of four kumbh mela
TYPES OF KUMBH MELAS
Kumbh Melas  are celebrates only in india entire world several types of kumba melas celebrates in India 
  • Maha kumbh mela ——- 144 years once
  • Purna kumbh mela ——–12 years once
  • Ardh kumbh mela ———-06 years once 
  • Magha kumbh mela———every year

Maha kumbh mela : Maha kumbh mela held only prayag raj  in uttar pradesh state in India these kumbh mela celebrates in holy rivers of India these  maha kumbh mela are conducted at  triveni sangam ( ganga yamuna saraswathi ) rivers

It comes every 144 years ( or ) after completed 12 purna kumbh mela it called maha kumbh mela
Purna kumbh mela : Purna kumbh mela come to every 12 years mainly these kumbh mela held four places in INDIA 
                places-———————————– river
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  • Prayag raj(uttarpradesh in India)   — Ganga yamuna saraswathi
  • Haridwar (uttar pradesh in India )—— Ganga river 
  • Nasik ( maharashtra in India   )——–Godavari river
  • ujjini (madhya pradesh in India)—–– Shipra river

iIt s rotates every 12 years  a these 4 places

Ardh kumbh mela :It mean half kumbh mela ( or ) ardh kumbh mela which held every 6 year s once in two places  in India  these ardh kumbh mela held in 
  • Haridwar ( uttar pradesh in India)—— Ganga river
  • Prayag raj(uttar pradesh in India)— ganga yamuna saraswath

Maga kumbh mela : Maga kumbh mela mean it also know mini kumbh mela which is held yearly once and it held at only prayag raj it organised in the month of magha according hindu calendar

KUMBH MELA DESTINATION

Kumbh Mela conducted 4 places and major river bank of India 

  • Allahabad—— Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswathi 
  • Haridwar——–Ganges
  • Nashik ————Godavari
  • Ujjaini————Shipra or Kshipra

Haridwar :Haridwar located in uttar pradesh state in India .It s gate way to lord one of the seven holiest hindu pilgrimage site these city located bank of scared river Ganga .Haridwar deeply associated with ” lord shiva and Vishnu” it also venu for the 

  • Purna kumbh mela
  • Ardh kumbh mela

In haridwar permanent shakti peeth . Haridwar not only spiritual and also religious center . And also destination for learning ( YOGA AND MEDITATION  ) in India one and only  yoga university situated in haridwar through out in India

Allahabad :Allahabad located in uttar pradesh state in India get know as settled by god in uttar pradesh one of holiest of the country .Allahabad come deeply associated hinduism orgaining kumbh mela

Uttar Pradesh is a place where lord brahma sacrificed after created the world 

Purna kumbh mela and ardh kumbh mela held in triveni sangam at ganga yamuna saraswati allahabad occurs as one of shakti peeth in India

NASHIK :Nasik located in maharashtra state in India  lord rama during 14 years of his exile nestled tranquility on the bank of godavari which originates nasik trimbakeshwar .In nashik conducted purna kumbh mela every 12 years once

UJJAINI :Ujjaini is located in madhya pradesh state in India .Ujjaini is a ancient historical city in india  it encircled by the holy water of the shipra river ujjain stand as one of seven major sites of hindu pilgrimage

In ujjaini conducted purna kumbh mela every 12 years once

MAIN ATTRACTION OF KUMBH MELA

Main attraction of kumbh mela is several thing there  sadhu ( or ) saints come from himalayas several types of sadhus based on their practice

NAGA SADHUS

Naga sadhus most popular attraction as well as the most feared revered and scandalized nagas worship lord parvathi parameshwara they are nacked men who seamer their bodys with ashes who can with stand extreme temperature and extreme cold they could not wear any clothes they have blood shot eyes from smoking charas ( which belief  to bring enlightenment as per hindu religion

URDHWAVHURS :These are saints who have coma cited their bodies through spiritual practice like standing on one leg for decades and things

PARIVAJAKAS :These saints who have vowed to life long silence are they parivajakas who do not speak and glening mysterious eyes

SHIRSHASANA:These saints always remain standing sleep with their heads rested on a pole and meditation while standing on their heads up side down

NEXT UPCOMING KUMBH MELA

  • Haridwar     kumbh mela  2021  started from jan 14  to april 27  if possible conducte kumbh mela 
  • 2025 kumbh mela conducted in allahabad 

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