Kumbh Mela 2013

Kumbh Mela (/ˌkʊm ˈmeɪlə/ or /ˌkʊm məˈlɑː/; Devanagari: कुम्भ मेला) is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather at a sacred river for a bath in the river. It is held every third year at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Prayag (Allahabad), Nasik and Ujjain. Thus the Kumbh Mela is held at each of these four places every twelfth year. Ardh (Half) Kumbh Mela is held at only two places, Haridwar and Allahabad, every sixth year. The rivers at these four places are: Ganga (Ganges) at Haridwar, confluence (“Sangam”) of Ganga and Yamuna at Prayag, Godawari at Nasik and Shipra at Ujjain.

“Kumbh” means a pitcher and “Mela” means fair in Hindi. The pilgrimage is held for about one and a half months at each of these four places where — it is believed in Hindu mythology — drops of nectar fell from the Kumbh carried by gods after the sea was churned. The festival is billed as the "biggest gathering on Earth".

Year	Allahabad	Nashik	Ujjain	Haridwar
1983	Ardh Kumbh	-	-	-
1986	-	-	-	Kumbh
1989	Kumbh	-	-	-
1991	-	Kumbh	-	-
1992	-	-	Kumbh	Ardh Kumbh
1995	Ardh Kumbh	-	-	-
1998	-	-	-	Kumbh
2001	Kumbh	-	-	-
2003	-	Kumbh	-	-
2004	-	-	Kumbh	Ardh Kumbh
2007	Ardh Kumbh	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-	Kumbh
2013	Maha Kumbh	-	-	-
2015	-	Kumbh	-	-
2016	-	-	Kumbh	Ardh Kumbh
2019	Ardh Kumbh	-	-	-
2022	-	-	-	Kumbh

Upcoming Kumbh Mela festivals:

• The Kumbh Mela at Nasik in 2015 will also be Known as Simhasth (as Guru will be in Singh Rashi) (August 15 to September 13).
• Ujjain Purna Kumbh Mela 2016

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbh_Mela
http://kumbhmelaallahabad.gov.in