By - Banao Yatra Easy
15th Feburary 2025
By - Banao Yatra Easy
The precise timing of Mahakumbh is a Vedic secret waiting to be uncovered; it's hidden in plain sight as a calculation based on rare alignments of Jupiter, Sun, and the Moon.
By - Banao Yatra Easy
Like the Aghori, order of monks and sages resorts to midnight rituals in the form of solitary initiations, waiting for the moon to be right above them, which follow ancient steps not known to the rest of the world.
By - Banao Yatra Easy
Though Triveni Sangam celebrates three rivers, Saraswati is believed to flow underground. Some claim to "hear" it during sacred dips.
By - Banao Yatra Easy
Folklore speaks of a “Kala Kumbh”, a gathering during eclipses of a Black Kumbh meant for tantric rites. Spawned by few accounts and tend to be passed around as whispers, it is highly regarded locally.
By - Banao Yatra Easy
Akbar Fort Said to stretch beneath the Allahabad Fort and leading to Patalpuri Temple, these undisclosed sections are only accessible to top-ranking officials and clergy members during Kumbh.
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The identity of these Bhandaras of community kitchens lies concealed, for they do not wish to be known, and they remain undonored, providing meals around the clock to multitudes of pilgrims.
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Post-Kumbh, the temporary city (larger than Manhattan!) disappears overnight. Workers dismantle 20,000 tents in days.
By - Banao Yatra Easy
Ascetics created a languages consisting of gestures, cryptic words and whistles to communicate. This archaic practice stems from legendary orders of warrior monks.
By - Banao Yatra Easy
Those who attend Kumbh for the full duration while maintaining complete silence, refraining from any anger, and without the use of shoes, are said to earn “Divine merit” that lasts for 10 lifetimes.