Kumbh Mela 2015
Kumbh Mela 2015 was held in Nashik,Maharastra,India and Trimbakeshwar,Maharastra,India with expected pilgrim strength of 80 lakhs to 1 crore and 25 to 30 lakhs respectively during the period of one year as part of celebration. The festival is considered as largest gathering of people from across the world for the holy bath.The festival which is held every three years on rotational basis includes the cities of Allahabad,Ujjjain and Prayagraj in addition to Nashik and hence each city gets festival after a gap of 12 years.
Significance
[edit]Kumbh Mela 2015,with expected participation of 30 million pilgrims from worldwide,[1] was inaugrated at Trimbakeshwar[2] by Maharastra Chief Minister Mr Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Union Minister Rajnath singh with prayer,the blowing of 'shankhanad' (conch shell),showering of flower petals[3] and the traditional flag hoisting at historic Ramkund in Nashik and at Kushavarat in Trimbakeshwar, both venues being 45 kms away, amidst tight security.[4][5] The festival which is held once in 3 years in rotational basis across four cities, the others being Allahabad,Haridwar and Ujjain, is held in Nashik after 12 years.[6]
Important Dates
[edit]Kumbh Mela 2015 had following important dates[7]
- July 14 - Main ceremony flag hoisting at Ram Kunda
- July 14 - Akhara flag hoisting at Sadhugram
- August 26 - First Snan for Shravan Sudha
- August 29 - First Shahi Snan at Ram Kunda for Shravan Purnima
- September 13 - Second Shahi Snan or Main Bathing day for Bhadrapad Amavasya
- September 18 - Third Shahi Snan or Main Bathing day for Bhadrapad Shukla Panchmi (Rushipanchami)
- September 25 - Vaman Dwadashi Snan for Bhadrapad Shukla Dwadashi
Infrastructure
[edit]Kumbh Mela 2015 had an infrastructure cost of Rs 2500 by Maharastra Government for various amenities like water,power,lodging,security,transport etc towards various micro and macro projects across 22 departments.[8]
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thacker, Purvi (1 July 2015). "From Waze for crowds to Uber for street food – MIT innovations at Kumbh Mela". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Look Inside the Kumbh Mela Festival in India". TIME. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Kumbh Mela begins in Nashik, thousands take holy dip". The Economic Times. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Nashik Kumbh Mela 2015 begins: A temple that opens once in 12 years". business-standard.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Kumbh Mela 'Shravan Shudha- First Snan': Thousand of devotees take dip on the banks of Godavari River". The Indian Express. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Kumbh Mela: World's biggest festival". The Hindu. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Nasik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2015 begins". NewsGram. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Rs 2,500 cr, 22 govt depts, 40 NGOs at work for clean Kumbh Mela". The Indian Express. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2024.