| India is one such county where fairs and festivals take | | | | the world come and make this great event successful. |
| place with the change of every season. Every festival | | | | Naga, hermit, sages and yogis gather in one place and |
| in India is celebrated with great joy and happiness. | | | | perform the rituals and customs by taking bath in the |
| Some festivals are celebrated with colors while some | | | | holy water of Ganga and end result is diverse |
| with the lovely glowing diyas and candles. These fairs | | | | exhibition of spiritual power which is an experience in |
| and festivals have some special meaning and have | | | | itself. Not only the sadhus, holy many, great souls |
| always glorified the rich culture and traditional beauty | | | | gather in this holy gather, but people from European |
| of India. This year also one such festival is going to be | | | | counties also come to be the part of this age old |
| held in Haridwar famously known as the Kumbh Mela. | | | | festival and the largest holy gathering of people in India. |
| Kumbh Mela or the festival of the great urn is the | | | | You will come across several astonishing faces some |
| symbolic to the attainment of Nirvana or freedom from | | | | painted with ashes, while some with long hairs touching |
| the life cycle of birth and death. This festival has great | | | | the feet, while some with long tikas in their forehead. |
| meaning in the Hindu religion and is religiously important | | | | They are none other than the great saints, sadhus, |
| for Hindus. The religious aspect and the legend of this | | | | yogis and hermit who comes from length and breadth |
| great festival date back to time when pot of nectar | | | | of the country gather to take dip in the holy water of |
| for immortality was recovered from the mixing of the | | | | Ganga. It is believed that the spiritual and the holy |
| ocean for which a tensed war between God and | | | | water of Ganga washes away the sins and purify the |
| Demon ensued. Around twelve days and twelve nights | | | | soul and life of an individual. |
| there was a fierce battle between god and demons in | | | | Well if you to want to be the part of this holy gathering |
| order to possess the pot of amrit. It is believed that | | | | come to Haridwar. It is one of the four sited where this |
| during the battle, drops of amrit fell on the four places, | | | | holy festival is going to take place. It is the city with |
| Nasik, Ujjain, Haridwar and Allahabad. In order to | | | | enormous religious significance and one of the seven |
| remember the holy event Amrita Kalasha Kumbha, | | | | sacred cities of India. They year the Kumbh Mela is |
| Kumbh Mela in India is celebrated in these four places | | | | going to take place in Haridwar. So never miss this |
| after every three year. | | | | golden opportunity to purify your soul and change the |
| The various features and importance of the Hindu | | | | way of your life. So, this time let your heart soak in all |
| festival is best explored in its diverse forms. Under the | | | | the spirituality to the holy land of Haridwar in Kumbh |
| same umbrella people from all the nook and corner of | | | | Mela of 2010. |