Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 - Allahabad

Kumbh Mela is a Hindu festival, fair and religious gathering which attracts millions of pilgrims from all over India. It is the largest human gathering event in the world.

Maha Kumbh Mela will begin in Allahabad from 14th of January, 2013, which is considered as the first auspicious date for bathing in the holy river Ganga. Kumbh Mela is, undoubtedly, the largest assembly of people offering their reverences by taking a dip in the holy Ganga water in Allahabad. The pious congregation is organized in the four cities of Haridwar, Allahabad, Nashik and Ujjain. Purna Kumbh Mela, which happens after 12 years, was last celebrated in the year 2001. 

The Mela will span across 56 days and is expected to be accompanied by millions of devotees traveling from far and wide. In wake of security and convenience of those attending, special arrangements have already been made by the state government.

The position and enough time period of the Mela are made the decision  on the reasons for planetary roles of the Jupiter, Sun and Brahaspati.  There is a typical perception among serious Hindus that they will be able to clean away all their sins by getting a dip in the sacred water in the Ganga which has unique abilities during enough duration of the Mela. Protection has already been spruced up and essential surfaces set up in all sides of the property to make sure a sleek, hassle-free Maha Kumbh Mela.

Several possibly could fight that this Kumbh Mela inside Allahabad enjoyed a major purpose inside redefining the actual Hindu identification from the moment involving colonial India and also helped for you to distribute the actual nationalist message during the entire sub-continent. Getting a bath tub from the Sangam that is the center with the Kumbh Mela festival is actually the place where differences and also unfamiliarity can be triumph over.

Kumbh Mela is having 5 types such as  Maha Kumbh, Purn Kumbh, Ardh Kumbh, Kumbh Mela, Magh Mela.

Maha Kumbh - Maha Kumbh means that Kumbh Mela which is comes after every 12 Purn Kumbha i.e. it has come after 144 years, and Maha Kumbh Mela is only held at Allahabad.

Purn Kumbh - The Purn Kumbh Mela has to come after every 12 years and it take at 4 places such as Haridwar, Ujjain, Allahabad and Nashik.

Ardh Kumbh Mela - We should say half Kumbh mela it means Ardh Kumbh Mela, it comes and celebrated in every six year, the Ardh Kumbh Mela is held on two places like Allahabad and Haridwar.

Kumbh Mela - It is come after every 3 years and places will be change by rotation such as Nashik, Allahabad, Ujjiain and Haridwar.

Magh Mela - This type of Kumbh Mela have come to every year except of Ardh Kumbh and Kumbh Mela.

The main bathing dates for Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad (Prayag) are given below:

Date	Day		Festival
14th January 2013	Monday		Makar Sankranti
27th January 2013	Sunday		Paush Purnima
06th February 2013	Wednesday		Shattila Ekadashi
10th February 2013	Sunday		Mauni Amavasya
12th February 2013	Tuesday		Kumbha Sankranti
15th February 2013	Thursday		Vasant Panchami
17th February 2013	Sunday		Ratha Saptami
18th February 2013	Monday		Bhishma Ashtami
21st February 2013	Thursday		Jaya Ekadashi
25th February 2013	Monday		Magha Purnima
10th March 2013	Sunday	Maha Shivaratri

The Next Kumbh Mela will be in the year of 2015 at place of Nashik on the bank of river Godavari.