Then there are the Ardh kumbh melas at Haridwar & Prayag raj, every six year, the purna kumbh mela held every 12 years (only at prayagraj). Thus the Kumbh Mela is held at each of these four places every twelfth year. The Sadhus and Saints being the most integral part of Kumbh Mela increases the holiness of the fair with their presence. Ardh Kumbh will be the perfect opportunity to learn about these religious groups and capturing them in lense as some of them make for unique pictures. Mini Kumbh Mela-Allahabad-2020 The Mini Kumbh (Magh) Mela is one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus. And how it lands up in each location varies according to what position the Sun, Moon, and Jupiter hold in that period in different zodiac signs. Kumbh Mela, religious festival and pilgrimage rotating between four sacred rivers. The normal Kumbh Mela is held every 3 years, the Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela is held every six years at Haridwar and Allahabad (Prayag) while the Purna (complete) Kumbh mela takes place every twelve years, at four places Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nashik, based on planetary movements.

Get updates of Prayag Ardh Kumbh 2019 which is India’s famous Hindu holy Kumbh Mela. Tradition holds that an elixir of immortality fell on each of these sites and that the rivers turn back into the elixir at a climactic moment, giving pilgrims the chance to bathe in the essence of purity, auspiciousness, and immortality. It is the world’s largest religious gathering. It is held every third year at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayag), Nasik and Ujjain. Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimages of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Kumbh Mela in Allahabad bathing dates start from 15th JAN to 4th MAR 2019. Hindu mythology considers the origin of the Mini Kumbh (Magh) Mela to be the beginning of the Universe. Besides the regular Kumbh Mela, an Ardh (half) Kumbh Mela takes place six years after the Maha Kumbh in each of the location.