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Which Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years is the largest in the world?

Question #151121. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated May 17 2024.
Originally posted May 17 2024 8:35 PM.

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It's a festival in Hinduism called Kumbh Mela. It's celebrated in a roughly 12-yearly cycle that coincides with the planet Jupiter's orbit.

There are four pilgrimage sites: river banks of the Ganges/Yamuna/Sarasvati rivers' confluence, Ganges, Godavari and Shipra rivers.
The festival is marked by a ritual dip in the waters, but it is also a celebration of community commerce with numerous fairs, education, religious discourses by saints, mass gatherings of monks, and entertainment.

For believers, bathing leads to atonement and penance for past sins which are cleansed.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbh_Mela

Tens of millions of men, women and children participate in this festival.
link http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/content/kumbh-mela/

Response last updated by psnz on May 17 2024.
May 17 2024, 8:36 PM
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