Nasik Kumbh Mela begins on 14 July 2015, Friday. Kumbh Mela at Nasik begins with Flag Hoisting of Akhara at Ram Kunda. Schedule of Nasik Kumbh Mela 2015 Flag hoisting of Akhara date – 14 July 2015, Friday, at Ram Kunda. The flag hoisting of the Akharas on 19 August 2015 at Sadhugram First Snan […]
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Special Trains for Nasik Kumbh Mela 2015 | Howrah – Nasik Trains
Special Trains for Kumbh Mela 2015, Nasik – Howrah – Nasik Road. South Eastern Railway has also announced special trains for Puri Rathyatra 2015… In an attempt to clear the extra rush of passengers during the coming Nabakalebar Rath Yatra at Puri and the Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2015 at Nasik, South Eastern Railway will run […]
Kumbh Mela 2015, Nashik Kumbh Mela 2015 dates
Nashik Kumbh Mela is held for every 12 years. In 2015-16, Kumbh Mela will be held in Nashik, Maharashtra. The dates of the Mela for 2015 Shahi Snan are declared in Nashik and announced by Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP). The Kumbh Mela at Nasik in 2015 will also be Known as Simhasth (as Guru […]
Swami Adhokshjanand on Nashik Kumbh Mela 2015
Swami Adhokshjanand on Nashik Kumbh Mela 2015 — Uttaradhipati Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand Devtirath, who claims himself to be the Shankaracharya of Govardhan Math, Puri, said they expected better Kumbh Mela this time with a “Hindu” government in the state, referring to the newly elected BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra. The Kumbh Mela is scheduled […]
Maharashtra to release additional funds for Nashik Kumbh Mela
Maharashtra to release additional funds for Nashik Kumbh Mela, in March 2015. In 2015, Nashik Kumbh Mela begins on August 15 and ends on September 13. The state government is awaiting the submission of utilisation certificates for the aid provided earlier before it releases the funds for Kumbh works, said Manisha Mhaiskar, principal secretary of […]
Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand pitches for Pollution free Godavari & Shipra
Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand pitches for Pollution free Godavari & Shipra for Kumbh Mela 2015. Irked over high pollution level of Godavari and Shipra rivers, Shankaracharya of Puri Swami Adhokshyanada has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a plan for the purification of both rivers and a written assurance in this […]
Mauni Amavasya (Mauna Amavasya), Magh Amavasya Vrat
Mauni Amavasya or Mauna Amavasya is the auspicious day to observe Mauna Vrata or the vow of silence on Magh Amavasya or No Moon day in Magh month. In 2023, Mauni Amavasya date is January 21. Mauna is a word derived from ‘Muni, who is the tremendous human with silent spiritual excellence. Mauna vrat is […]
Maghi Purnima Snan at Kumbh Mela 2021 – 27 February
Maghi Purnima is an auspicious day to observe Punya Snan at Kumbh Mela. In 2021, Maghi Purnima Shahi Snan date is February 27. For this year, it is even more auspicious as the mela is Maha Kumbha Mela which is being celebrated at Haridwar. It comes once in a Pushkarams time (12 years). Maghi Purnima […]
Special Trains for Mahakumbh Mela 2013
In order to ease the rush of passengers during Mahakumbh Mela 2013 at Allahabad, Indian Railways will run 750 special trains and arrange for 800 coaches. As per the estimation of NCR, Allahabad division, about 15 lakhs addional pilgrims visit the city through trains during Kumbh Mela. This would be in addition to 20 lakh […]
India’s failure at curbing frequent stampedes, Indo-Americans shocked
Shocked and dismayed at the February 10 stampede reportedly resulting in 38 deaths and injuries to dozens of Kumbh-Mela pilgrims at Allahabad, Indo-Americans are highly critical of frequent occurrences of deadly stampedes at religious gatherings in India. Distinguished Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that although India was on […]
Basant Panchami Snan at Kumbh Mela 2019 – 10 February
Basant Panchami is an auspicious day for Shahi Snan (Royal Bathing) at Kumbh Mela. In 2019, Basant Panchami snan date is February 10. For this year, it is even more auspicious as the mela is Maha Kumbha Mela which is being celebrated at Allahabad Prayaga Sangam. It comes once in a Pushkarams time (12 years). […]
Thoughts of Sri Sri Ravishankar on Kumbh Mela Significance
Currently the Kumbh Mela (a mass Hindu pilgrimage fair) is going on. Is it necessary to attend the Kumbh Mela once every 12 years? What is the significance of the Kumbh Mela? Well, many people do attend the Kumbh Mela. Recently, you may have seen, there are many of these cultural fairs or expos; in […]
Special Trains from Secunderabad to Allahabad for Kumbh Mela
South Central Railway will run special train for Kumbh Mela from Hyderabad / Secunderabad on February 3, 2013. The South Central Railway will run a special train between Renigunta and Gorakpur via Guntakal, Raichur, Secunderabad, Kazipet and Balharsha in order to clear extra rush of passengers.. As per the schedule, the Train No 07490 Renigunta – […]
Green Kumbh initiative, Clean Ganga Campaign
Green Kumbh initiative an ongoing campaign for Clean Ganga River. Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh is the force behind the Clean Ganga Campaign. According to Swami Chidanand Saraswati, the change was visible on the second ritual bathing of this Kumbh Mela. He said “During the Makar Sankranti Shahi Snan, the Ganga was littered with polythene […]
Tribute to Delhi Braveheart at Kumbh Mela
Delhi Braveheart will be saluted with a tribute at Kumbh Mela 2013, Allahabad. The parmedical student who fought with life for more than a week and died at Singapore Hospital is a braveheart woman who inspired and ignited crores of Indians in order to fight against the brutality of the society. The feature published in […]
Mark Twain on Kumbh Mela
Mark Twain on Kumbh Mela…? It is a bit confusing one, but yes, Mark Twain has written very interesting things about Kumbh Mela as a part of his travelogue about India. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known with his pen name, Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Mark Twain visited India in 1895. When he […]
Kumbh Mela is good for health, proves Study
According to a new research study, Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious gathering, which draws more than 100 million people to take a bath in the river Ganges (In Nashik, its Godavari), is very good for health. It is to note that 2013 Kumbh Mela has begun in Allahabad on January 14 and would conclude […]
Harvard University takes up Maha Kumbh Mela as a subject of a Case Study
Now, Harvard University is taking up Maha Kumbh Mela as a subject of a case study where the students will study the logistics and economics behind the largest religious gathering in the world. Maha Kumbh Mela is being held in Allahabad for 2013 from January 14 to March 10. A team of faculty and students […]
Visit Kumbh Mela as pilgrims & not tourists: Hindus urge Zeta-Jones & other celebs
Hindus have welcomed Oscar winner Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), 43, for her proposed trip to “Kumbh Mela”, the 55-day pilgrimage assembly of Hindu devotees in India termed as biggest spiritual gathering on earth, which began January 14. Welcoming Zeta-Jones and other Hollywood and international celebrities to “Kumbh Mela”, distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in […]
Vatican Radio covers Kumbh Mela
Vatican Radio has covered the “Kumbh Mela”, the pilgrimage assembly of Hindu devotees termed as biggest spiritual gathering on earth. Vatican Radio, launched in 1931, whose tagline is “The voice of the Pope and the Church in dialogue with the world”, by virtue of its Statute is the broadcasting station of the Holy See based […]