| India is a land of fairs and festivals where fairs have | | | | by lord Shiv for the welfare of world, so he is known |
| become a tradition. Out of numerous of fairs | | | | as "Neelkanth" .Kamdhenu cow,Half Moon ,Airawat |
| Mahakumbh Mela is considered to be the most pious | | | | Elephant,5 headed horse ,godess laxmi,Tree of Pearls |
| and sacred festival in India as it is being celebrates in | | | | and several other things came as a result of churning |
| India since centuries. Mahakumbh Mela pertains a great | | | | of "Shir Sagar". At last appeared Pot of elixir, when the |
| mythological importance because faiths,customs, | | | | nectar appeared gods and demons start to fight, this |
| traditions of Indian people revolves around it. It's a great | | | | fight ended after 12 days and 12 nights .Although With |
| get together of millions of people from all parts of India | | | | the help of lord Vishnu gods succeed to get the whole |
| who comes to take part in it. Thousand of sages, | | | | nectar, but during their fight with demons the drops of |
| hermits and saints, great souls wearing saffron colored | | | | nectar from the pot fall into the rivers in Prayag, |
| clothes, marks and arcs of sandal and saffron and | | | | Haridwar, Nasik, Ujjain and the water of the rivers |
| holy ash on their forhead and body and Trishul in | | | | became like nectar.So people say during that time |
| hands comes on this holly occasion and make | | | | water in these rivers posses(holds) the virtues of |
| themselves gracious .The complete Mahakumbh | | | | nectar and help people to demolish the effects of their |
| Mela takes place at four most promising places | | | | evil deeds and help them to get ride of sorrows and |
| of India named as Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar (the | | | | pains. So Mahakumbh Mela is organized at these |
| court of lord Hari), Ujjain and Nasik (court of lord Shiv) | | | | places and people gather here to pay their homage to |
| after every twelve years, while the ArdhKumbh Mela | | | | god and get the graces of god. |
| is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Prayag. | | | | Bath dates for the 2010 Kumbh Mela, Haridwar :- |
| It is very hard to point out the exact origin of | | | | 14 January 2010 (Thursday) - Makar Sankranti Snan - |
| "Mahakumbh Mela " because there are many | | | | First Snan (bath). |
| mythological stories and fore sayings behind it and this | | | | 15 January 2010 (Friday) - Mauni Amavasya and |
| fair is so primitive and effective that It would not be | | | | Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse) - Second Snan. |
| appropriate to say about it in just few words. | | | | 20 January 2010 (Wed) - Basant Panchmi Snan - Third |
| "Mahakumbh Mela " can be analysed this way: Maha | | | | snan. |
| means great ,Kumbh means a pot or a kalash and | | | | 30 January 2010 (Saturday) - Magh Purnima Snan - |
| Mela means a fair.so it becomes "A Great Fair For a | | | | Fourth Snan. |
| Pot". According to Indian astrology Maha Kumbh Mela | | | | 12 February 2010 (Friday) - Maha Shivratri - First Shahi |
| is celebrated when planet Jupitor enters into zodiac | | | | Snan . |
| sign of Aquarious and sun enters into zodiac sign of | | | | 15 March 2010 (Monday) - Somvati Amavasya - |
| Aries. Haridwar, Prayag, Nasik, Ujjain are the main | | | | Second Shahi snan . |
| centers of Mahakumbh bath. Dates for bath are | | | | 24 March 2010 (Wednesday) - Ram Navmi - Fifth |
| calculated in advance according to zodiacal positions | | | | Snan. |
| of Sun, Moon & Jupitor, but it's not all . The roots of | | | | 30 March 2010 (Tuesday) - Chaitra purnima snan. |
| Mahakumbh Mela are buried in ancient history specially | | | | 14 April 2010 (Wednesday) - Baisakhi - Third Shahi |
| in Indian mythology and Indian Vedas. | | | | Sanan. |
| Due to their misdeeds, gods had lost their power and | | | | 28 April 2010 (Wednesday) - Shakh Purnima – snan. |
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| alliance with demons ,churning of kshir sagar was | | | | and packages in traveling. Take part and enjoy the |
| done. Both were agreed on one fact that nectar will | | | | most dynamic and astonishing astronomical |
| be divided equally in demons and gods. First thing that | | | | phenomena of the world with TCI and earn graces of |
| came as an output was poison (vish) that was drunk | | | | god. |