The fight for the Kumbh i.e. the sacred pitcher between the Gods and demons continued for 12 divine days, which is considered to be as long as 12 years for humans. That is why the Kumbh Mela is celebrated once in 12 years and gathering took place on the above mentioned sacred places or holy sites.

Kumbh Mela

Prayag Kumbh Mela

The largest religious gathering in the world, the Kumbh Mela brings Hindu holy men together to discuss their faith and disseminate information about their religion. It’s attended by millions of people each day.

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Kumbh Mela 2021: First Shahi snan of Kumbh Mela 2021 will be held on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri today, March 11. This will be also first Shahi Snan of Kumbh Mela 2021. Kumbh Mela 2021: First Shahi snan of Kumbh Mela 2021 will be held on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri today, March 11.

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How to register online for Kumbh Mela 2021?

1. Once you open the above link, you will see a form.
2. After that you have to upload two documents: 1) Address Proof and 2) COVID-19 test report (The report should have a test date 72 hours before the date of the visit.)
3. Number of co-travellers in your group.

It was ‘advanced’ by a year, to 2021, because the ‘astrological configurations’ of the ‘Sun entering Aries’ and ‘Jupiter entering Aquarius’ were available for 2021 this time. This happens once every 83 years, and it happens because of the need to reconcile astrological configuration charts to calendrical years.

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There are 13 Akhadas in India with their own respective Presidents or Mahants. The respective Presidents of these Akhadas are the first ones who take the dip or bathe in the holy river during the Kumbh, and with their bath the Kumbh Mela proceedings begin. These ascetics are generally male.

At the festival, devotees wash away their sins in the river’s sacred waters, which are believed to turn into “amrita” — the nectar of immortality — on auspicious days like Monday. At least 650,000 people had already taken a dip in the river by early Monday, according to police Insp.

Read on to know the significance of the Shahi Snan on Chaitra Purnima Tithi. This Purnima Tithi is the first full moon day of the first Hindu Lunar month, Chaitra. It is said that the Gods and Goddesses descend on Earth to bathe in the Ganga in an invisible form. He was born on Chaitra Purnima Tithi.