First, a prayer to Ganesh
In all hindu activities, the first prayers go to Ganesh, the elephant headed god. The God of new beginings and he is also known as the remover of obsticals.
Prepare for it...
In order to hold an event of this scale, can you imagine the preparations that are made and the precautions that must be taken to ensure the public safety?
Building a tent city
As work on the tent city begins, streets and boulevards are created. Each of the groups are given an area of land to build upon and the construction begins.
Satelite Photo (not yet approved)
Coming Soon! You will love this Hi Res sat pic of the Main Day, January 23rd, 2001. For more information contact the SPACEPIX site directly (www.spacepix.com)
Location of the Mela
Five miles outside Allahabad. Where is the city of Allahabad? It's in the state of Uttar Pradesh or U.P. Let's look on a map...
My journal from this years "SMALL" Mela
Earlier this year, during January and February, I was traveling through India checking out the Kumbh Mela site in Allahabad. I stayed in New Delhi for about three weeks and also traveled throughout South India. While I was at the Mela, there were about 5 million people gathered on the main bathing day. Here is my story...
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