Tag: Kumbha Mela
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Amma at Maha Kumbha Mela
16 Jan, Kumbha Mela, Allahabad, Uttarpradesh – Bharata Yatra 2013 After her programs in Delhi {news}, Amma and the tour group travelled more than 1500km over three days to the next stop on the tour in Calcutta. On the first day, Amma travelled by road with the group passing through Vrindavan and ending a long…
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The Kumbha Mela of the South
100,000 people are going to sleep in 42 schools, 105 community centres and marriage halls, and 52 spacious temporary tents
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Kumbha Mela
January 9 to February 21 2001, Allahabad, UP The Kumbha Mela of 2001 was held from January 9 to February 21. The shahi snan dates were January 14, 24 and 29, and the main bathing date was January 24. About 40 million people were estimated to participate in the holy event. The previous Kumbha Mela…
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‘Kumbha Mela’ in Trissur
25 January 2001, TrissurAll the splendour India is capable of was in evidence during Amma’s recent one-night programme in Trissur on 25th January, 2001. It was Her first visit to this town in three years, and the enthusiasm of the devotees was overwhelming. The whole city seemed decked out to welcome Amma. There were banners,…
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Kumbha Mela
A Sea of People at the River of Life The Kumbha Mela has repeatedly been described as the largest congregation of people anywhere in the world coming together for a specific purpose. In 1989, when it was last held in Allahabad, it drew more than 15 million pilgrims. The Kumbha Mela is held alternately in…