Mahakumbh 2025: Mahakumbh has started from January 13 and this event will continue till February 26, 2025. Crores of devotees from all over the country and the world are participating in this holy festival of Mahakumbh. It is a unique confluence of faith, spirituality and culture in which bathing at Triveni Sangam is of great importance. Devotees take a dip in the confluence on major bathing festivals like Mauni Amavasya, Basant Panchami, Magh Purnima etc. in different tithi.
The grandeur and vastness of the Maha Kumbh can be estimated from the fact that saints, sages, famous personalities, industrialists, devotees and common people from all over the country and the world participate in this great festival of faith.
Everyone feels blessed by taking a dip at the holy confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. With the beginning of the Prayagraj Kumbh, which lasts for about one and a half months, it has become a topic of discussion in the media of the world including India.
Whether it is America, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar or Pakistan, news of the Maha Kumbh is in the headlines everywhere. Let us know what are the things that make the Maha Kumbh the biggest religious event in the world.
Mahakumbh 2025: 10 Key Highlights , which you must know
1- The tradition of Akhadas also makes Maha Kumbh special. In Maha Kumbh, the 13 major Akhadas have the right to take the royal bath. Adi Shankaracharya established the Akhadas to protect and propagate the Vedic Sanatan Dharma.
2- The festival of Maha Kumbh comes once in 144 years, so it becomes special for an entire generation. We have got the opportunity to witness this religious event of Maha Kumbh. Take advantage of earning merit by taking a dip in Maha Kumbh. So definitely go to Kumbh and be a part of this huge religious event.
3- According to the mythological and religious reasons associated with Kumbh, Kumbh is organized only at those places where the drops of the Amrit Kalash that came out of the Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean) fell. Prayagraj is also one of these four places.
4- Apart from being a religious event, Maha Kumbh also gives a big boost to the Indian economy. This can generate trade worth an estimated Rs 2 lakh crore, which can increase the GDP of Uttar Pradesh by more than 1 percent.
5- The confluence of holy rivers makes Prayag Kumbh more important. Because the Maha Kumbh is organized on the banks of ‘Triveni Sangam’. It is considered to be the confluence of mythological rivers like Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. According to religious belief, bathing at Triveni Sangam liberates one from sins.
6- Maha Kumbh is considered a big religious event. But do you know that Kumbh has global recognition as well? In 2017, Kumbh Mela was included in UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
7- Due to the historical evidence of Kumbh Mela, it has remained a center of faith in the country and the world. Historical evidence shows that the history of Kumbh Mela is 850 years old. In some documents, its beginning is mentioned as 525 BC. Scholars have said that Kumbh was well organized during the Gupta period. At the same time, some authentic facts are found during the time of Emperor Shiladitya Harshvardhan 617-647.
8- The first written evidence of the Kumbh Mela is found in the stories of the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang. Hiuen Tsang or Xuanzang came to visit India during the reign of King Harshvardhan. The first known description of the Kumbh Mela was recorded in the period of 629 BC – 645 BC.
9- Naga Sadhus are considered to be the center of attraction in Kumbh. During this time, a large number of Naga Sadhus from every corner of the country participate and take a royal bath.
10- Along with Indian devotees, foreign devotees from all over the world also participate in Maha Kumbh. This is a proof of the fact that the grand event of Maha Kumbh and the beliefs associated with it attract foreign devotees as well.
