Kumbh Mela!!

One of the most fascinating things about India, is the amount of faith that people have in their religion. While trying to research this almost 6 years ago, it led me to one of the most amazing religious experiences. The KUMBH MELA. In 2001, over thirty million pilgrims took part in the auspicious Kumbh Mela religious festival, at the confluence of the rivers known as Sangam at Allahabad, India. Now I’m not asking you to fly down here and take a dip in this water, but to witness such staunch faith and belief is just so overwhelming!!

This festival has been filmed and documented by over hundreds of film and documentary channels.. Trust me..this is the largest religious gathering in the world. If I’ve ever seen one..according to astrologers, the 'Kumbh Fair' takes place when the planet Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries.

The festival takes place in 4 places..namely..

Prayag, Allahabad (in the state of Uttar Pradesh) at the confluence of three holy rivers - Ganga (Ganges), Yamuna and Saraswati
Haridwar (in the state of Uttar Pradesh) where the river Ganga enters the plains from Himalayas
Ujjain (in Madhya Pradesh), on the banks of shipra river, and
Nasik (in Maharashtra) on the banks of Godavari river

Man!! U have to be there to see it!! It’s like all these people throng here with just one single purpose.. u can feel the electricity in the air!!! Un-be-lievable!!!!!!!!

Just one word of caution though...ur wallets and any expensive gear.. please leave it back in the hotel.