‘Chalo Kumbh Chalo-Chalo Kumbh Chalo’ with this sacred slogan Allahabad is gearing up to host the Kumbh Mela 2019. As per assessment over 2 crore people are supposed to take the holiest bath on this occasion.
Kumbh Mela is the largest religious & holiest gathering on earth where where people of diverse classes take part without any discrimination. It would be an exciting opportunity to witness Indian Culture and Centuries-old traditions at its best if you travel Allahabad during this maha festival. United Nations Organization, UNESCO has recognised Kumbh mela as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Generally Kumbh Mela helds at end of every three years where as semi Kumbh helds every sixth year in Haridwar and Allahabad(Prayag) and Maha Kumbh Mela takes place every twelve years in one of these holy places of Haridwar, Prayag (Allahabad), Nasik and Ujjain on rotation.
This holy gathering is a standout amongst the most well known fairs where devotees from all over the globe come to accomplish spiritual wholesomeness and wash off sins in the custom showering at the Triveni Sangam, Allahabad.Also the Naga Sadhus are the major attractions in this kumbh mela as the crowd always thrilled to witness the Shaivanti Naga Sadhus.Prayag (Allahabad) is viewed as the most significant of all as it is considered as the origin of the universe and the center of the earth, signifying bearing of wisdom or light.
Being a promising social religious event, it throws some added responsibility to the government as well. To make the event successful, government has taken considerable steps like – for the first run through in the imminent Kumbh, devotees would discover men-in-khaki as their falicitators with setting up of a ” tourists police headquarters ” on the Kumbh Mela grounds. An aggregated 150 policemen with a multi-lingual office would be positioned at the proposed tourist police headquarters to serve the visitors.
This forthcoming Kumbh mela will start from 15th January and last upto 4th March 2019.The special holiest royal bathing dates are as follows :
Makar Sankranti 14/15th Jan 2019
(1St shahi Snan)
Paush Purnima 21st Jan 2019
Mauni Amavasya. 4th Feb 2019
(Main Royal Bath
2nd Shahi Snan)
Basant Panchami 10th Feb 2019
(3rd shahi Snan)
Maghi Poornima 19th Feb 2019
Maha Shivratri 4th Mar 2019
