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Largest religious gathering in the world
MAHA KUMBH MELA 2025
The largest religious gathering in the world for self purification!
The Maha Kumbh Mela, celebrated every twelve years in the north Indian city of Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) is the biggest and most colourful religious gathering on Earth with millions of Hindu pilgrims expected to attend the event in January 2025. Timed according to the relative astrological positions of Jupiter, the sun and the moon, the festival is marked for many by a ritual dip in the waters at the c nfluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Sarasvati rivers. The devout believe that bathing in this place and at this time cleanses them from their sins.
This sensational holiday includes 3 nights and 2 full days at the Kumbh Mela at the peak of the festival. Staying at a comfortable, private fixed camp at the heart of the sho provide a unique opportunity to experience one of the greatest shows on ground, this will Earth.
There are sideshows, fairs, street vendors, strolling players and storytellers, sadhus and holy men, followers of a bewildering array of different Hindu deities. Naked, ash-covered Naga sadhus as well as Urdhwavahurs, Parivajakas, Shirshasins and Kalpvasis, each with their own devotional practices, will vie for your attention.
But there’s more to this holiday than the Kumbh Mela. We start out with a day of sightseeing amongst the temples and bazaars of Delhi, before taking the early Vande Bharat Express train to Varanasi, where we will attend the candle-lit aarti ceremony that takes place on the ghats beside the Ganges. We will also take a boat ride on the river following morning to observe the pilgrims as they come to bathe in the holy waters. Nearby Sarnath and the impressive Chunar Fort are also on our tick-list as we make our way to Prayagraj. Then, after our time at the Kumbh Mela, we will visit Ayodhya on the banks of Saryu River (another Hindu holy place) and spend a day at Lucknow, the City of Nawabs, sacred to people of the Muslim faith. Finally, we will visit Agra and experience both the magic of the Taj Mahal at dawn and the sheer presence of the commanding, red sandstone Agra Fort.
A holiday for those seeking complete sensory immersion into the fascinating cultural and religious experience that is northern India
Highlights
- Three nights, two days at the Kumbh Mela, staying at a fixed camp on the festival site
- Experience the magical aarti ceremony on the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi
- Visit Agra’s incomparable Taj Mahal at sunrise
- Sarnath, Chunnar Fort, Ayodhya and a day of sightseeing in Lucknow
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