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The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela has made preparations for the attendance of up to 40 crores (400 million) visitors. [20] The fair is over with surpassing the 400 million attendance expected. [39] As of 12 February 2025, the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj has seen an unprecedented number of devotees participating in the sacred bathing rituals.
The full Kumbh mela is held every 12 years, while an ardha (half) mela is held after about 6 years at the same site. The 2013 Kumbh mela was the largest religious gathering in the world with almost 120 million visitors. An Ardh Kumbh Mela was held in early 2019. The next full Kumbh mela is scheduled for 2025.
Kumbha is a month in the Indian solar calendar. [1] [2] It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Aquarius, and overlaps with about the second half of January and about the first half of February in the Gregorian calendar. [1] [3] In Vedic texts, the Kumbha month is called Tapas (IAST: Tapas), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal ...
The Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh (1695 CE) mentions the mela in its description of the Berar Subah, although it doesn't use the terms "Kumbh Mela" or "Simhastha" to describe it.It states that when Jupiter entered Leo or Simha (which happens once in 12 years), people from far away would come to Trimbak for a large gathering which was famous in all parts of the Mughal Empire.
Indian zodiac: 20° Kumbha - 3°20' Meena ; Western zodiac 13°46 - 27°06' Pisces; 26 ... This page was last edited on 18 January 2025, at 01:22 (UTC).
In Hindu astrology, the kumbha stands for the zodiac sign Aquarius and is ruled by 2 important planets that is (Saturn and Rahu). Kumbha is also associated with the Kumbha Mela, which happens when the planet Brihaspati moves into Aquarius. In Hindu epic Ramayana, Ravana's brother Kumbhakarna had a son named Kumbha, who was killed by Sugriva.
Rajim Kumbh Mela has been celebrated as a proper kumbh since being brought forth into the limelight by the efforts of both the state and central government. Though significantly it is a huge Kumbh Mela and regarded as the ‘5’th Kumbh Mela, the Rajim Kumbh Mela missed the coverage and the limelight the major kumbh festivals have received.
Kumbh Mela: Procession of Akharas marching over the Ganges. A pilgrimage made every three years to the Ganges river The Purna (complete) Kumbh takes place every twelve years, and is an ordinary large Kumbh Mela. The Ardh (half) Kumbh Mella, a smaller Kumbh Mela, is celebrated every six years. The normal Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 3 years.