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Kumbha Mela at Kashmir after long 75 years

Kumbha Mela at Kashmir after long 75 years

Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits have gathered in a Kumbh Mela, which was held after a gap of 75 years in north Kashmir district of Bandipora.Dashar Maha Kumbha was organised on the confluence of sacred rivers Sindhu and Vitasta in Ganderbal district of Kashmir after a period of 75 years, in which thousands of Kashmiri Pandits have participated.The Kumbh was organised in Waskoora tehsil of Ganderbal district, Convenor of Maha Kumbh Celebration Committee (MKCC) Here is the concise information about Kumbha Mela for those who are hearing it for the first time. What is Kumbha Mela ? Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. Traditionally, four fairs are widely recognized as the Kumbh Melas. The Haridwar Kumbh Mela, the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha and the Ujjain Simhastha, although priests at other places have also claimed their local fairs to be Kumbh Melas.Bathing in these rivers is thought to cleanse a person of all sins. The exact date of Kumbh …