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    Another estimate states that about 30 million attended the 2001 Kumbh mela on the busiest mauni amavasya day alone. [84] Cooking at Kumbh Mela in 2019. In 2007, as many as 70 million pilgrims attended the 45-day long Ardha Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. [89] In 2013, 120 million pilgrims attended the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj. [25]

  3. Aug 23, 2024 · The Kumbh Mela lasts several weeks and is one of the largest festivals in the world, attracting more than 200 million people in 2019, including 50 million on the festival’s most auspicious day.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. During the 49-day Kumbh Mela 2019 that concluded in March, a significant 24.01 crore people visited the Sangam city.

  5. [2] [3] Approximately 50 and 30 million people attended the Prayagraj Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2019 and Maha Kumbh Mela in 2013 respectively to bathe in the holy river Ganges, making them the largest peaceful gathering events in the world.

  6. Jan 4, 2019 · It doesn’t get much bigger than this: the Kumbh Mela festival in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. 120 million people are expected to attend the Hindu religious celebration between...

  7. Kumbh Mela, in Hinduism, is a religious pilgrimage that is celebrated four times over a course of 12 years. The geographical location of Kumbh Mela spans over four locations in India and the Mela site keeps rotating between one of the four pilgrimages on four sacred rivers as listed below: Haridwar on the Ganges in Uttarakhand.

  8. Jan 15, 2019 · On Feb. 4, the most auspicious bathing day, 30 million are expected to attend, the BBC reports. Ascetics known as sadhus also play essential roles in the tradition. There are a variety of...