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Mahakumbh Mela: The Once-In-144 year event, mixing Faith and Science!
aka- Me losing my mind over the science and logistics and geeking out about space for a full 15 paragraphs!
Before I start, I'll give a brief overview of what Kumbh Mela is for all my Non-Indian, Non-hindu friends and Indian-Hindus (like me) that didn't know much about this.
Kumbh Mela (or Kumbha Mela) is a major Hindu pilgrimage taken by devout followers every 12 years to mark one revolution of Brihaspati (Jupiter). There's several types of Kumbhs outside of the 12-yearly cycle that is the Ardh (half), celebrated every 6 years and Maha (major), celebrated every 144 years!
The last one is the one we have this year!!! It's been 144 years since that happened- ie. The last Mahakumbh in Prayagraj was in 1881!
Anyway there's religious and cultural significances that I'm not the best person to explain but you can read it in articles and all- IM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND THE COOLNESS OF THE EVENT!!
Okay so despite being a religious festival there's a significant amount of cool science here-
It takes Jupiter approximately 12 Earth years (4333 days) to travel once around the Sun. That's the event thats marked by each Kumbh mela, which means we can literally calculate the years when this happened all the way back to when this festival started!!!!
Also know why the Mahakumbh is every 144 years? It's cause there's 12 cycles of revolutions that's happened in those years making it extra culturally significant but ya know what that means?
Jupiter's been around the Sun about 12 times since 1881!!!!
Like cmon that's such a cool fact to know! I love that! Fck yeah I didn't need that information but I love that wooo!
The Kumbh Mela is also one of the largest peaceful gathering of people in the world and the world's largest congregation of religious pilgrims!
THERE WERE 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE IN 2019???!?!?!
50 fcking million! That's the largest public gathering of Hindus ever recorded- and guess what it's only estimated to increase.
Anyway yes this year from Jan 13th to Feb 26th is going to be insane in Allahabad. The amount of organization and logistics of planning and maintaining order with that huge a crowd is going to be insane!
It's approximated about 40 crore (400 million) people will show up to Prayagraj, Allahabad for this once in a lifetime event!
Sorry I'm just so geeking out over how huge this is. Like I'm an Atheist but the sheer devotion in that many people just woah!
Anyways yeah I doubt anyone cares but I thought this was cool and I had to geek out somewhere. I've probably missed a lot of stuff so feel free to add to this!
#mahakumbh#2025#india#space#science#<- tagging space and science coz yes this is totally the coolest space and science stuff#silly#me yapping coz i can#whos gonna stop me#also this is so random of me like damn i dont think ive ever posted anything like this before#like my blog is the silliest goofiest shit possible lmao what am i even doing y'all
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Officers with Ardh Kumbh experience entrusted with Maha Kumbh crowd management post stampede
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh government has deployed two senior IAS officers, who were part of the team that successfully conducted the 2019 Ardh Kumbh, to oversee the smooth conduct of the Maha Kumbh Mela in the wake of the recent stampede that left at least 30 pilgrims dead. Ashish Goyal and Bhanu Chandra Goswami have hands-on experience in administration in Prayagraj, including a deep insight…
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Portugal sent a priest to convert Akbar: Jahangir gave 700 bighas of land to the arena; Naga Sadhus chased away Timur
Afghan ruler Ahmed Khan Bangas had captured Delhi and Awadh and moved towards Prayagraj. According to the official document related to Jhansi i.e. Jhansi Gavjat, in 1751 he captured the fort of Allahabad. At that time Kumbh was going on on the banks of Sangam. As soon as the news of Bangas' attack reached all the Naga Sadhus, they took the front in their hands. Many Nagar Sadhus reached there under the leadership of Rajendra Giri Mahant and fought with the ruler Ahmed Shah who was Mangal Savdhan and forced him to return. The historian faced the attack of the Mughals. According to BBC, in the first episode of which series of Maha Kumbh, the story of Kumbh in medieval India from Harshvardhan to Aurangzeb.
Akshay Bhai Tirtharaj was present in Prayagraj Sangam. It is the same Akshay Pat which Mughal ruler Jahangir tried to cut but failed. According to the documents of the state archives of Prayagraj, Jahangir had then said that this Vat tree is the proof that Hinduism will never die. Ahmed Alberuni, a contemporary historian of Mahmud Ghazni. has written in his book Tarikh al Hind that around 1017 AD, Brahmins and Akshat used to commit suicide by climbing this tree. It is said that this Banyan tree was blessed by Mother Sita that at the time of deluge when the whole earth will be submerged, even then this Akshay Banyan tree will remain present. After building the fort in 1583, Akbar also imprisoned Akshay Bhatt inside the fort and banned darshan. After 36 years, in 2019, it was again opened for the general public. There is no exact proof of when this gathering of saints and devotees started at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. In the beginning of the seventh century, a Chinese traveler reached Prayag with King Harshvardhan of North India. That person used to call Vincent Pragya as Polo in Chinese language. That person writes that Harshvardhan stayed here for 74 days. He kept donating food, clothes, etc. every day. The money earned for 5 years was looted at his place. When Harshvardhan's entire treasury became empty, he finally donated his crown as well and smilingly said that it was well done. Whatever I had, it entered such a treasure where it can neither be destroyed nor can you spend it in holy works. According to this, during Kumbh hundreds of Kalpasis used to give up eating and drinking so that they could die at this holy place. In the eighth century, Vedic saint Kumari Bhatt had died on this land. During this time Shankaracharya also came here. In the year 1567, Akbar came to Prayag for the first time for two days. He thought why not build a fort at this beautiful place. According to this, Akbar used to call Prajna as Piya. In the year 1575, when he came to Prayag again, he built a huge fort and named Prajna as Allahabad i.e. the place where God lives. Akbar was very impressed with Kumbh. During Kumbh, when Akbar was in Allahabad, Banda Di, who was an expert in conversion, reached Prayag and started plotting to convert Akbar to Christianity. However, Akbar fled from his intention and did not convert. According to historian Haram Chaturvedi's book Kumbh Itihasik Van, during the Mughal period, the debate between saints in Prayag started during the reign of Shahjahan's elder son Dara Shikoh. After peeling the cart with coins, he got the rate done and till the end he donated a lot to the temples. Later on he also started collecting tax. In the Mughal period you come across that there was a proper officer who used to depend on the river and collect tax. Once when Aurangzeb fell sick, he ordered Ganga water to drink. He considered Ganga water to be the water of heaven.
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People used to offer their first child to Ganga: The British used to levy tax on cutting beard and hair; Ganga water was sent to London in a silver urn
was the year 1924 when Ardh Kumbh was organized in Prayag. The British government had banned bathing in the Sangam due to the distraction, but one decision of Nehru ruined the entire plan of the British. In the second episode of this series of Maha Kumbh, the story of Kumbh during the British period is told.
Historians tell that angry with this order of the British, Madan Mohan Malviya sat on a dharna near the Sangam. Malvi ji was Malvi ji and he said that bathing in the Sangam is not necessary. He is a great friend. Yesterday, for the video, he started Jal Satyagraha. Nehru ji said that early in the morning, I also felt that he is doing something and I should also go. He went and stood behind the barricade. He has mentioned it in his autobiography and told that when he could not bear the heat, he took a dip in the Ganga. Nehru ji, nobody used a stick on the barricade. No tear gas was released. No one arrested him because it was the municipality and seeing him, so many people took a bath and through the police, Nehru ji said that he did not want to take the bath. He came out and directly took a dip in the Sangam. This is how the order of the British was. A story related to the British kept on flowing. On February 1, 1888, in the British newspaper Maksane Masihi, there was a news about the Kumbh going on in Prayag. At the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, a British officer is getting the route of a procession of 400 Naga Sadhus cleared. This is sad and shameful. Instead of punishing for nudity, the government is supporting the Hindus. After this news, questions were raised in Britain that why did the government deploy a British officer for this work. This is a matter of shame for the Christian religion. What should the British officer write? He should answer that this is a matter of his own faith. Whenever he takes out a bath, he does not trouble the common citizens. He goes on his way. People touch his feet with devotion. We have not seen any immorality in this yet. And the Tirthankar imposed a tax. In the year 1801, ₹1 tax was taken from the pilgrims coming here. A report was made on the Kumbh Mela, according to which, during the Kumbh, thousands of rupees were collected from those who cut hair, new gardeners, milk, cows and calves, hawkers and drivers. The amount of tax collected is that of the Health Dispensary Public Library of Allahabad. You can see that the entire expenses of that library were met by advertising to prevent looting in the fair and to warn people not to give shelter to any unknown person in their camp. Tax hospitals were built in Kumbh in 1918 because 207 people had died before this and 167 due to pneumonia. During the British rule, one had to pass a proper exam for duty in Kumbh. Officers were called from England for Kumbh management. During Kumbh in 1918, the saints and sages were facing many difficulties for drinking water. Then Bada Panchayat and Nirmal Akhara, without permission, made water supply overnight. When the British officers came to know about this, they got the cans closed and arranged for water in the Sangam area. In the third episode of which series of Maha Kumbh, the story of the freedom movement and the Kumbh connection is told.
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745 Nagas sacrificed their lives for Lakshmibai: The British hanged the Pandas; Trains and buses were stopped due to fear of rebellion, it was said that Japan will drop bombs
The rebellion from Meerut against the British in 1857 reached Allahabad. On June 6, Maulvi Liaquat Ali liberated Allahabad and the surrounding areas. Still, then Karnal Neel, who came with the British army, caused great destruction here, destroyed the images of saints, and took over all the parts of Sangam. In 1857, the Mang Mela could not be held here. Still, the next year of the rebellion, i.e. in 1858, the Jamaat fair was held, then the entire Sangam area was burning in the fire of revolution and rebellion. If you see the flags that were on the target, their form has changed, so we are beginning to see the revolutionary thoughts of this kind. Flags took the front in which 745 Naga Sadhus were killed. In the third episode of the series, the story of the freedom movement and Kumbh connection During the revolution of 1857, revolutionaries were roaming in Prayag under the influence of saints and sages. During this time, Rani Lakshmibai also went to Prayag. Maharani Lakshmi Bai also came here. Proof of this It is said that she stayed at a Pandey's place in Daraganj and that was the time of the beginning of the war of 1857. When the British got the news of this, Rani Lakshmibai returned to Gwalior, although the British were leading the British army chasing her there too. Meanwhile, a bloody conflict took place between Rani Lakshmibai and the British soldiers. Vrindavan Lal Verma writes in his book Lakshmi Bai the Queen of Jhansi that the queen had a deep wound in the lower part of her chest. There was a lot of blood flowing, yet the queen kept fighting. Meanwhile, a bullet hit her chest and she fell on the back of the horse. The loyal soldiers of the queen took her to the school of Saint Ganga Das nearby. There were about 2000 Nagas living here. However, the queen could not be saved. Here, the British also reached outside the school while chasing the queen. They felt that the saint was treating the injured Rani Lakshmibai. Gangadhar wanted to perform the last rites of the queen with respect. He ordered the village to stop the British. Then what happened was that the Naga sadhu attacked the British with a sword and spear. He also had a spear which Akbar had stolen. Ganga Das's Guru Parmanand Maharaj was given this cannon by the village. The British were surprised to see that the monks who chanted the rosary were wielding swords and spears. When Rani Lakshmibai died, her son Damodar Rao was also present with her. Gangadhar ji and his follower saints together protected her. They surrounded her until her funeral pyre was lit. A fierce battle took place with the British. Gangadas Shah Das says that to save Lakshmibai's son from the British, he was given the form of a Naga Sadhu. The British had come to know that Saint Ganga Das had performed the last rites of Rani Lakshmi Bai and saved her son. Due to this Saint Ganga Das came to Kashi from Gwalior with some saints, but when he returned, 745 villages and thousands of dead bodies of British were found. In the book Prayagraj and Kumbh, Kumar Nirmalayan writes that the foundation of the 1857 revolution was laid in the Haridwar Kumbh of 1855. During this time, an intelligence committee was formed and people were being told about the revolution by distributing rotis from house to house. Messages were sent; sages and saints were trying to connect people with this campaign through stories. Exactly 5 years before independence, i.e. during the Kumbh of 1942, the British banned all buses and trains coming to Prayagraj. This was the time of World War II. The British said that Japan could drop bombs on the Kumbh, while sources say that the British were scared of the crowd of the Kumbh. They felt that this crowd could be instigated for a movement.
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To become a Naga, one has to take a dip 108 times and do one's own Pind Daan: the veins of men are pulled; Women have to take the test of celibacy
Every person who has developed the feeling of losing himself and merging with the divine can become a sanyasi, which is very difficult. In the fourth episode of this series of Maha Kumbh, know how sanyasis are made from the Sanskrit word nag. Na means mountain and Sanya means people living in mountains or caves. Adi Shankaracharya started the Dashnami sect. Most of the Nagar sanyasis come from this sect. One is Shastradhari, who studies the scriptures; the other is Shastradhari, who is proficient in war. First, Shringeri Math prepared the army of Na village with scriptures. In the beginning, it consisted of Kshatriya laborers.Later the barrier of castes was removed. There are three stages of becoming a Naag. Mahapurush Avdhoot and Digambar are usually given initiation at the age of 17 to 19. The complete renunciation of existence is called being a sanyasi. Before becoming a sanyasi, you are given complete initiation when its practical use is done in life, social life. After extracting the data, who has never committed any crime, then he gets the prey, that the arena hunts him, the Guru hunts him, after this the person has to undergo this test period, here he has to study the scriptures and scriptures, the person who wants to become a saint has to win over sleep, hunger, lust and laziness, after the test period the Guru asks the person to return to the worldly life, even then if he does not return, he is made to take a pledge to become a Sanyasi and here he is declared a great man, after becoming a great man, to become a Naga Sadhu, one has to go through five rites, where five gurus are decided, Shiva Vishnu Shakti Surya and Ganesh with their love sword and the Guru cuts their small slit, that is, it is decided that now you have come under the protection of this Guru, that is, your intelligence will go on the strength of them, the process of making a great man an Avdhoot is also very complex, to become an Avdhoot, one has to fast for three consecutive days and then after that Pinddaan has to be done, a film of the year 16 of his family members and relatives And the 17th is ours and in this way, our life is considered to be over there. According to the Kumbh Mela held at four places, these Naga Sadhus are called differently. The ones who become Naga Sadhus in Prayagraj are called Khooni people in Ujjain, Barfani people in Haridwar and Khichdi people in Nashik. Like male Naga Sadhus, becoming a female Naga Sadhu is also very difficult. They are called Avdhootni or Naagin. In 2013, for the first time, female Naga Sadhus were associated with the country's oldest Akhara, Juna Akhara. The maximum number of women are in this Akhara. The most senior female Naga Sadhu is called Shri Mahant in the Akhara. Naga Sadhus also calls food items in code words. In the language of Nagaur, the dal in the bus is called Paniara, garlic is called Patal Lok, salt is called Ram Ras and roti is called Roti Ram. In the Haridwar Kumbh of 1760, there was a fight between the people and the Bairagi Sadhus. In the Haridwar Kumbh of 1796, a bloody clash occurred
between the Shiv people and the Sikhna village. After which it was decided that first, the city monks would take a bath at Sangam, and then the Bairagis
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There was a stampede for Nehru, 1000 people died: and hundreds of bodies were burnt; The photographer arrived in torn clothes and secretly took the picture.
The fifth episode of the Maha Kumbh series tells the story of the first Kumbh after independence and the mayhem that took place in it. In 1954, the first Kumbh of independent India was held in Prayagraj. On February 3, on the day of Mauni Amavasya, in the same way, a crowd of lakhs was gathering for a bath in the Sangam. The then Prime Minister of India Nehru and the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad were coming to the Sangam. They had to go towards the Zila Ghat, so the roads on both sides were blocked. There were also some processions which were stopped there. When Rajendra Prasad ji's vehicles went towards Kela Ghat, suddenly all the roads were opened and then a train of crowds was seen colliding with each other. The UP government said that no accident occurred in the Kumbh but a photographer secretly took a photo during it. Mukherjee, a photographer at that time, wrote that we felt as if the standing crop was falling. The one who fell could not get up. The one who got up could not run away. The one who ran away fell into a water tank nearby. PM Modi held Jawaharlal Nehru responsible for this. When Pandit Nehru came due to the system, there was a huge crowd here. There was a lot of commotion in the Kumbh Mela. It was India's first Kumbh. Therefore, the government made many arrangements. A temporary railway station was built near Sangam. For the first time, electric poles were installed in Kumbh and nine permanent hospitals were opened. Gandhian writer B.V. Rajagopal writes in his book Nehru's Shadow. On the day of Mauni Amavasya, Nehru reached Sangam with his family. Everyone took a dip in Sangam, but Nehru did not even put Ganga water on himself, let alone take a bath. The next day, N. Mukherjee's photograph of the accident was published.
There was a stir. Exactly 35 years later, in 1989, the photojournalist and Mukherjee's eye-witness report was published in Kriti magazine. That day, the police and officers were busy making arrangements for Prime Minister Nehru and President Rajendra Prasad. At around 10:20, the procession of sadhus and bathers was stopped by putting up barricades from Triveni. People started falling from the slope of the barricade. There were cries of help everywhere. Someone was crushing a 3-year-old child, someone was going hanging from electric wires. More than 1000 people were killed in this accident while trying to save themselves. On the second day of the accident, the administration was going to burn all of them in a heap. No journalist was allowed to reach there, but no, Mukherjee must have reached there after changing the country. He is roaming around and is missing. He is not to be found. We will check. He is present in Jawaharlal Nehru's balcony on 15 February 19.
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When people kept wandering all night for shroud: Suddenly the platform of the train changed, 36 died in the stampede; Azam Khan resigned
Similarly, at this very place, 12 years ago, i.e. in 2013, during the Maha Kumbh, thousands of devotees were coming to bathe in the Sangam, while some were waiting for the train to return to their cities, but what happened during this time was not even imagined by anyone. The scene that was seen on the dam changed by the time we reached the railway station. Many people had taken some of them to the railway station. The surprising thing is that just a few hours before this, there was a stampede in the Sangam area and people were killed in that too. The story in the sixth episode of the series of Maha Kumbh in 2013 was in the evening. During the day, crores of devotees were heading towards the railway station to return to their cities after bathing in the Sangam. At Allahabad Junction, there were different lines of passengers coming and going, which come from Sangam and also from Sidhi, which take you to the Line side, you to platform number 6, so this line was not closed, so the crowd was going to this Chowk side instead of some people going on this side and everyone went to the platform. Many trains were running due to which the crowd of people kept increasing. Meanwhile, an announcement was made that trains going to Mumbai or Nagpur would come on the platform. People started running and started falling on each other on the bridge to go in that direction. A total of 36 people were killed in this accident. According to media reports, the railway had a hospital with four beds, but it was locked. People could not be taken to the hospital on time. At that time, Akhilesh Yadav's government was in power in Uttar Pradesh. Azam Khan was made in charge of the fair. After the incident, Azam Khan resigned. Before the stampede at the railway station, there was a stampede in the area at midnight on the same day. A procession was coming down from the dam. The tractor involved in the procession got unbalanced. People started falling. We also came under its grip and many people got buried under it. Four people were killed in this accident as well. In the next episode of this series of Maha Kumbh, we will learn
about the Kumbh connection of Indian politics.
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Saints rang the tongs and said-Make Modi PM: Indira reached Kumbh as soon as she became the Prime Minister; Sonia's protocol code was - Papa One, Papa Two, Papa Three
It was the period of emergency. On the evening of 18 January 1977, Indira Gandhi gave a speech on All India Radio. I have advised the President to dissolve the current Lok Sabha and order for fresh elections. We hope that elections will be held in March. Four days later, Indira Gandhi is going to Kumbh in Prayagraj. This was the period when people were angry with her due to the emergency. Many saints opposed her in Kumbh too and called her the enemy of the country. During this time, JP also went to Kumbh and met the saints. When the results came in March, Congress lost the election badly. Indira could not even save her Rae Bareli seat. By winning 295 seats, Janata Party formed the government under the leadership of Morarji Desai. In this episode of the series of Maha Kumbh, the story of politics and Kumbh connection. Indira Gandhi came to Prayag on the very next day of taking oath as the Prime Minister for the first time on 24 January 1966. In fact, she became the PM after the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on 11 January. That year, Kumbh was going on in Prayag. She took oath on 25 January. On 10 June 1989, on the day of Mauni Amavasya, the ashes of Lal Bahadur Shastri were immersed in Sangam. However, Congress did not get any political advantage from Indira's visit to Kumbh. In the 1967 Lok Sabha elections, the party could win only 283 seats, which was the lowest since 1952. Along with this, Congress lost elections in states like Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Madras, Odisha, West Bengal. On this very land of Prayagraj, on 1 February 1989, during the Sant Sammelan, the foundation stone of Shri Ram temple was announced. In the book 'Mera Desh Mera Jeevan', Lal Krishna Advani writes that the announcement of Ram temple in Kumbh had a shocking effect on Hindus across the country, but most of the political parties were not publicly supporting the demand of Hindus. As a party, BJP kept itself away from this issue. In June 1989, BJP announced the inclusion of Ram temple in its manifesto in Palampur convention. On 9 November, VHP laid the foundation stone of the temple. Lok Sabha elections were held in the same month. The result was that BJP, which won only two seats in 1984, won. In 1999, Sonia Gandhi won the 85 seats. The issue of Sonia Gandhi being a foreigner was much discussed, after which in 2001 she went to Prayagraj and took a dip in the Sangam. BJP called this a political agent. Three years after her visit to Prayag, Lok Sabha elections were held in 2004 and Congress made a comeback. During the 2013 Kumbh, there was discussion on Narendra Modi becoming the President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. During this time, the then BJP President Rajnath Singh also came to Prayag for a Sangam bath. It is believed that he had come here to know the opinion of the saints. About three months later, on 9 June 2013, in the BJP National Executive meeting in Goa, Rajnath declared Narendra Modi as the President of the Central Campaign Committee, which made it clear that Modi will take over the reins of BJP in 2014. Tell me, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Prayag for the first time during the 2019 Kumbh. During this, he took a dip in the Sangam and honored the sanitation workers by washing their feet. The opposition said that this was inspired by Dalit politics. When the results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections came, BJP made a comeback. In the next series of Maha Kumbh, which is the next Maha Kumbh? You will know the interesting story of Kalpvas in this episode
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Malviya-Nehru clashed with the British for the Kalpvaasis: Women cannot wear makeup; Why do Kalpvasis eat Kadhi while returning
In the Kumbh Mela of 1924, the British government banned this Sangam bath due to a decision against the Kalpvasis because they bathe three times a day, in which afternoon bath is necessary in Sangam. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya supported Kalpvasis and started Jal Satyagraha. Later, he also got the support of Jawaharlal Nehru. Despite the opposition of the British government and the police, Malviya took a dip in the Sangam, after which the crowd present there also jumped into the Sangam. In this way, the residents completed the afternoon Sangam bath. In the eighth episode of this series of Maha Kumbh, the story of Kalpvas is told. Kumbh is held at four places including Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, but Kalpvas is held only in Prayag. Kalpvas is held from the full moon of Paush month to the full moon of Magh month, staying on the banks of Sangam and studying the Vedas, meditating and practicing. The tradition of Kalpvas has been going on for centuries. It is also mentioned in Ramcharitmanas, Mahabharata and Puranas. According to Vedic literature, 6 Vedantas have been composed for the study of Vedas. These six Vedangas are education. Chhand Grammar Nirukta Astrology and Kal, out of these, the method of Yagya, knowledge, donation etc. is described in Kap. Kal is made from the word Kap. According to Shankaracharya Swami Mukteshwar Anand, one day of Brahma Ji is called Kap. Kal is a big unit of measuring time. Understand this. There are four yugas in total, Satya Yuga (17,28,000 years), Treta Yuga (12,96,000 years), Dwapar Yuga (8,64,000) and Kalyug (4,32,000). Mahayoga is formed by combining these four yugas. Similarly, one Kal is formed by combining 1000 Mahayugas, which has a total of four billion 32 crore years. That is, if someone does Kalpavas here, then he will get the fruits of one Kal i.e. 32 crore years. According to religious beliefs, a person who passes through this world for 12 continuous years attains salvation. A resolution is taken during rituals or worship, in which the priest Shri Shwet pronounces the word Kalpesh. It means that from the creation of the universe till now 11 Kap have passed and 12th Kap is going on. When Kalpas comes, first of all he eats Khichdi. He goes to his tent and plants a Tulsi plant. After the completion of Kalpas, Tulsi is immersed in Ganga. This is an indication that he is entering the world again. In Skanda Purana, Maharishi Dattatreya has given the rules for Kalpas. During Kalpas, speaking the truth for the whole month. Keeping a sense of non-violence towards all living beings. Keeping one's senses under control. Observing celibacy. Waking up every morning in Brahma Muhurta and taking bath three times a day, in which one bath in Sangam is necessary. During Kalpas, one has to live a very simple life. During this Kalpas, the Kalpas cannot even go to the house of any of his relatives. In the first Kumbh after independence, President Dr. Rajendra Prasad also took a Kalpas there. In the next episode of the series of Kumbh, we will know some interesting stories related to Kumbh.
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Foreign women started rolling on the sand like naked Nagas: Dip in Sangam wearing a garland of human bones; 8 interesting stories of Kumbh
In 1942, exactly 5 years before independence, Kumbh was going on at the banks of Sangam. One day, the Viceroy Governor General of India, Lord Nilesh, was accompanied by Madan Mohan Malviya, who had come to see the Kumbh Mela. The Viceroy was surprised to see the crowd of different people at the Kumbh. He asked Malviya how much money would be spent on publicity to gather so many people at this fair. What did he say? Only two paise. This is possible. Malviya brought out the Panchang and said that it is available for just two paise found in every Indian's house. People see the date on it and leave the house. There is no need to do any kind of publicity to come here for bathing in the Sangam.In the new episode of this series of Maha Kumbh, some interesting stories related to Kumbh. Professor Dhananjay Chopra of Allahabad University tells an interesting story of the Kumbh held in 2001. I saw that some people and the person walking ahead
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Some did not bathe for 32 years, some lay on thorns: Matsyendranath learned Hatha Yoga in the stomach of a fish; Stories of stubborn babas
Someone has not bathed for 32 years, someone has been sleeping on thorns for 35 years, someone is wearing 45 kg Rudraksha, and someone is growing crops on his head, what is this penance, after all, what is this penance, in the last episode of which series of Maha Kumbh, the story of Hatha Yogi and the Hatha Yogis who do it
That is why we do not bathe, when we bathe and Kamakhya will go away, without the interference of the senses and the mother, the practice of yoga generally comes under all types of yoga postures, according to Deepika on the most famous and oldest book Hatha Yogi, yes Kar is the symbol of Surya Swar or river, while Thakur is Chandra Swar, Hatha Yogi is made by the combination of Surya and Chandra Swar, Surya Swar is considered to be the symbol of male power and Chandra Swar is the symbol of female power, when we breathe, then both the nostrils i.e. holes do not work together, but it can be made possible by the practice of Hatha Yogi, it is believed that due to the balance between Surya and Chandra river by Hatha Yogi, Susumna river is formed. It awakens which gives spiritual power. Shiva is considered the lord of bones. It is said that the Nath sect started bones. This time in Maha Kumbha also there is a collection of many such Hath Yogas. Earlier Hatha Yogi was limited to only sages and saints. In the 15th century, it became very popular and spread rapidly. By the end of the 18th century, foreigners and Britishers also came to India from every corner of the world to learn it. This way Yoga spread all over the world. Nagapanthi Hatha Yogi Acharya has told Shatkarma i.e. 6 activities to keep the body pure, which include Jyoti for cleaning from mouth to anus, Basti for cleaning the large intestine, Niti for cleaning the breathing path i.e. from nose to lungs, Niti for cleaning the stomach, Nauli for meditation, Natak and Kapalbhati for increasing the brightness of the head. In the books of Hatha Yogi, 6 parts of Hatha Yogi have been told, which include Asana to balance the body and mind, Pranayam to expand the ability to maintain Prana. Pratyahara is included for maintaining concentration, dharna for self-contemplation, and samadhi for freedom from attachment and illusion. Let us now meet Yogo, who is like this. This is the sanyasi Geetanand Maharaj, famous as Rudraksh Baba, who has pledged to wear a Rudraksha on his head for 12 years. Its weight is 45 kg and I was taking a pledge of 1.25 lakh Rudrakshas for the national interest and the benefit of Sanatan Dharma, from Amarjeet Baba, who grows crops on his head on our behalf, may our greenery keep increasing, our tricolor keeps rising, our youth keep fighting, soldiers keep fighting, there is no problem, this is Yogi Ramesh Kumar Baba, famous as Baba, I do penance, it is my duty to do penance, so this was the story of Yoga.
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India kicks off largest religious festival
Millions of Hindu worshippers from across India gathered in the northern city of Prayagraj to start the Maha Kumbh festival, AP News reported.
Over the next six weeks, Hindu pilgrims will gather at the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. There they will take part in elaborate rituals, hoping to achieve a release from the cycle of rebirths.
Believers think that immersion in waters will cleanse them of past sins and complete the process of reincarnation. The most auspicious of these days occur in cycles of 12 years during a festival called the Maha Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival.
Ablutions take place every day, but the naked, ash-covered monks rush to the sacred rivers at dawn on the most auspicious days. Many pilgrims stay for the entire festival, observing austerities, giving alms and performing ablutions at sunrise each day.
A smaller version of the festival, Ardh (Half) Kumbh, was organised in 2019, with 240 million visitors registered. Of these, around 50 million performed the ritual ablution on the busiest day.
World’s largest gathering
At least 400 million people are expected at Prayagraj over the next 45 days. That’s about 200 times more than the 2 million pilgrims who travelled to the holy Muslim cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage last year.
The festival site is equipped with more than 3,000 kitchens and 150,000 toilets. Divided into 25 sections and stretching over 40 square kilometres (15 square miles), the tent city also has housing, roads, electricity and water, communication towers and 11 hospitals.
Indian Railways has also launched over 90 special trains that will make around 3,300 journeys during the festival to transport the worshippers. Around 50,000 security personnel have also been deployed in the city to maintain law and order and contain the crowds.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support is also expected to strengthen the festival. The Uttar Pradesh state headed by Yogi Adityanath, a popular Hindu monk and politician in Modi’s party, has allocated over $765 million for this year’s event.
The event will reinforce the past record of the ruling Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party in promoting Hindu cultural symbols.
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Do you know the History of Kumbh Mela ?
Do you know the History of Kumbh Mela ?
So the Kumbh Mela 2019 commenced today in Prayagraj (formerly known as Allahabad) and will go on till March 4 2019. And this year approximately 12 crore people are coming to Prayagraj for Ardh Kumbh.
The first royal bath or Kumbh Mela Snan (Shahi Snan) of the Ardh Kumbh Mela 2019 took place today, on the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti and this gathering will continue till 4th March.
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railway to use technology for crowd control at kumbh 2019 | पहली बार होगा आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस का इस्तेमाल, संदिग्ध गतिविधियों पर रखी जाएगी नजर
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Kumbh 2025 to be grander than previous one, says Yogi Adityanath govt
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is gearing up to make the Kumbh Mela in 2025 more majestic and grand than the one held in 2019.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to complete the arrangements well before time, especially in view of the fact that general elections will keep the state administration busy in 2024.
The state government expects a high footfall of pilgrims in Kumbh in 2025.
In 2019, over 24 crore devotees from across the world had attended Ardh Kumbh and the number is likely to double in 2025.
"Besides, we are expecting a strong tourist flow from Prayagraj to Kashi this time since the Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor is a major attraction for pilgrims. We will provide world class facilities to devotees and pilgrims," said an official spokesperson.
Yogi Adityanath will be attending a high-level meeting regarding Kumbh 2025 preparations in Prayagraj next month.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya, who is also reviewing preparations, said, "We anticipate footfall to double. Devotees will throng Prayagraj to take holy dip and to get a glimpse of the rich Indian culture, tradition, and spirituality on the banks of the Ganga.
"The state government has started its planning and preparations for the forthcoming Kumbh and aims to complete all the development projects before the Kumbh."
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Kumbh 2025 to be grander than previous one, says UP govt
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The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is gearing up to make the Kumbh Mela in 2025 more majestic and grand than the one held in 2019. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to complete the arrangements well before time, especially in view of the fact that general elections will keep the state administration busy in 2024. The state government expects a high footfall of pilgrims in Kumbh in 2025. In 2019, over 24 crore devotees from across the world had attended Ardh Kumbh and the number is likely to double in 2025. "Besides, we are expecting a strong tourist flow from Prayagraj to Kashi this time since the Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor is a major attraction for pilgrims. We will provide world class facilities to devotees and pilgrims," said an official spokesperson. Yogi Adityanath will be attending a high-level meeting regarding Kumbh 2025 preparations in Prayagraj next month. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya, who is also reviewing preparations, said, "We anticipate footfall to double. Devotees will throng Prayagraj to take holy dip and to get a glimpse of the rich Indian culture, tradition, and spirituality on the banks of the Ganga. "The state government has started its planning and preparations for the forthcoming Kumbh and aims to complete all the development projects before the Kumbh." Read the full article
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Prayagraj is Kumbh Ready! - See the Pictures of Painted City Walls
Prayagraj is Kumbh Ready! – See the Pictures of Painted City Walls
So as we all know that this year Prayagraj( Uttar Pradesh) is hosting the “Ardh Kumbh Mela.”.The Ardh Kumbh Mela will commence from January 15 to March 3 2019. Pilgrims from all over the world are arriving at Prayagraj. The Kumbh Mela is the largest cultural and religious event in the world.
Thus to welcome millions of pilgrims from around the world the government of Uttar Pradeshis all set.…
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