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Maha Kumbh is known as largest
religious gathering of people in the world. Kumbh Mela is organised
at four places in India Haridwar, Nasik, Ujjain, Allahabad. In Kumbh
mela millions of people gather to take a holy dip in holy water on
different places for this mega auspicious occasion. Kumbha is a
Sanskrit word for Pitcher, Its alos known as the Kalasha or the Ghat. Kumbh Mela is celebrated after four years in India, Though at same place it takes place after 12 years, The site of the Mahakumbh is rotating between four pilgrimage places on 4 sacred rivers: at Kumbh Mela Haridwar on the Ganges river, at Kumbh Mela Ujjain on the Shipra, at Kumbh Mela Nasik on the Godavari, and at Kumbh Mela Allahabad on the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Sarasvati. As we have already mentioned Kumbh mela takes place after 12 years on same site, Each site’s Kumbh celebration is based on particular zodiacal positions of the Sun, the Moon, and Jupiter, the holiest time of Maha Kumbh occurring at the exact moment these zodiacal conditions are fulfilled. Maha Kumbh Haridwar 2010 Astrologers say Maha Kumbh Fair takes place when the planet Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries. Kumbh Mela (Pitcher fair) is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage. Kumbh takes place at the following four locations of India:Different states names are alos given here Prayag, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) , Haridwar (Uttarakhand) , Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) , Nasik (Maharashtra) In year 2010 the Maha Kumbh Mela will take place in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) on the bank of River Ganges. Last time Kumbh Mela took place in Haridwar in year 1999. Maha Kumbh Mela Dates at Haridwar 2010 January 14 to April 28, 2010
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