Allahabad Kumbha Mela (Sacred River Festival of India ) : Greatest Congregation of Humans on Earth
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐ श्री शिवानन्दाय नमः Kumbha Mela ( River Festivals of India ) Introduction Kumbha Mela inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity , is a mass Hindu Pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. Traditionally, four fairs in India, held once in 12 years, are widely recognized as the Kumbha Melas; the Haridwar Kumbh Mela , the Allahabad Kumbh Mela , the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha , and Ujjain Simhastha . These four fairs are held periodically at one of the following places by rotation: Haridwar , Allahabad (Prayag), Nashik (Trimbak ), and Ujjain . The main festival site is located on the banks of a river: the Ganges (Ganga) at Haridwar; the confluence ( Sangam ) of the Ganges, Yamuna and the invisible Sarasvati at Allahabad; the Godavari at Nashik; and the Shipra at Ujjain. Bathing in these rivers is believed in Hinduism to cleanse a person of all sins. The exac...