Kumbh 2019 Naga Baba

KUMBH MELA IS THE CONGREGATION OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON THE BANKS OF SACRED RIVERS, WHO GATHER FROM ALL ROUND THE GLOBE WITHOUT ANY FORMAL INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STREAM OF KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRITUALITY. KUMBH IS A SANSKRIT WORD FOR PITCHER, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE KALASHA. MELA MEANS A GATHERING OR A MEET OR SIMPLY A FAIR. THE KUMBH CELEBRATION ROTATES AT FOUR PLACES IN INDIA, BASED ON CERTAIN CELESTIAL ALIGNMENT OF THE PLANETS. MILLIONS OF DEVOTEES TAKE HOLY DIP IN THE SACRED RIVERS WITH THE BELIEF THAT IT CLEANSES THEIR SOULS AND LEADS TO SALVATION.