"Mamankam festival Māmānkam (Malayāḷam: Māmāngam/Mahāmaham or Māmākam) was a ""duodecennial"" medieval fair held on the bank, and on the dry river-bed, of Pērār (River Nil̥a, River Ponnani, or Bhāratappuḻa) at Tirunāvāya, southern India. The Hindu temple associated with the festival was Nava Mukunda Temple, Tirunavaya. It seems to have begun as a temple festival, analogous to the Kumbha Melas at Ujjaini, Prayaga, Haridwar and Kumbakonam. Tirunāvāya, known for its ancient Hindu temples, is generally considered as one of the earliest Brāhmin settlement west of the Ghats. The festival was most flamboyantly celebrated under the auspices and at the expenses of"
"also contains two maps of the Indian subcontinent, almost similar in geographical layout of undivided India. The first map indicates archeological sites; and the current national and state capitals, including and major towns. The second map indicates places of pilgrimage, and mountains. This section covers major events associated with India, Vedic mythology and Vedic civilization, and Hinduism, spanning a period of 5000 years. The chronology recounts the major events, beginning from 3000 BCE-1700 BCE (the period of the Indus Valley Civilization) until 2001 CE, when the celebration of Mahakumbha Mela took place in Allahabad, India, are briefly indicated in the"
"nectar fell to Earth and landed in the four locations where the Kumbh Mela is now held on a three-yearly rotation: Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. The 2001 event at Allahabad was also known as the Maha (great) Kumbh Mela, occurring only once every 12 Kumbh Melas, or every 144 years. The Kumbh Mela is one of the largest human gatherings in history, with an estimated 70 million people attending the 2001 event ""Short Cut to Nirvana"" Looks at the Kumbh Mela from the point of view of four visitors from the US and Canada, each on their first"
"authorities. When the Kumbh Mela was held in Nashik, India, from 27 July to 7 September 2003, 39 pilgrims (28 women and 11 men) were trampled to death and 57 were injured. Devotees had gathered on the banks of the Godavari river for the ""maha snaanam"" or holy bath. Over 30,000 pilgrims were being held back by barricades in a narrow street leading to the Ramkund, a holy spot, so the sadhus could take the first ceremonial bath. Reportedly, a sadhu threw some silver coins into the crowd and the subsequent scramble led to the stampede. In 2015, the Kumbha"
"Mela festival, which is held on the banks of the Ganges. This festival is organised on a larger scale every 12th year and is called the Kumbha Mela, where over 10 million Hindu pilgrims congregate – proclaimed as one of the largest gathering of human beings in the world. Budaun is also a city which attracts thousands of tourists annually. Its religious city with many historical monuments and tombs of many famous people. The historically important towns of Sarnath and Kushinagar are located not far from Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath after his enlightenment and died"
"Prayag and Nashik. Kumbh at Nashik and Ujjain are celebrated in the same year or one year apart. According to ""The Imperial Gazetteer of India"", an outbreak of cholera occurred at the 1892 Mela at Haridwar leading to the rapid improvement of arrangements by the authorities and to the formation of Haridwar Improvement Society. In 1903 about 400,000 people are recorded as attending the fair. During the 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede at Prayag, around 500 people were killed, and scores were injured. Ten million people gathered at Haridwar for the Kumbh on 14 April 1998. In 2001, more than 40"
"Kumbh Mela, took responsibility for the stampede and resigned. Praising the minister for his sincere work, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, rejected Khan's resignation. Due to the huge number of attendees stampedes are relatively common during Kumbh Mela festivals. The 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede was the deadliest since India's independence, with an estimated 1,000 deaths. The 2003 Kumbh Mela stampede killed 39 people in the city of Nashik, and seven were killed during the 2010 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. 2013 Kumbh Mela stampede On 10 February 2013, during the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela, a stampede broke out at the train station"
"the year where specific types of animals were sold, such as one for horses, one for lambs, and one for ewes. The Kumbh Mela, held every twelve years, at Allahabad, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain is one of the largest fairs in India, where more than 60 million people gathered in January 2001, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world. ""Kumbha"" means a pitcher and ""Mela"" means ""fair"" in Sanskrit. In the United States, fairs draw in as many as 150 million people each summer. Children's competitions at an American fair range from breeding small animals to robotics, whilst"
"history/mythology. A Bollywood film titled ""Kurukshetra"" in year 2000 directed by Mahesh Manjrekar is a famous example. Kurukshetra Kurukshetra () is a city in the state of Haryana, India. It is also known as Dharmakshetra (""Holy Place""). It is also known as the ""Land of the Bhagavad Gita"". Kurukshetra lies at distance of 160 km from New Delhi and about 93 km from Chandigarh - city with the nearest airport. According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is a region named after King Kuru, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas, as depicted in epic Mahabharata. The importance of the place is attributed"
"ritual bathing at the banks of the river in whichever town Kumbh Mela being held:Ganga in Haridwar, Godavari in Nasik, Kshipra in Ujjain and Sangam (confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati) in Allahabad (Prayag). Nasik has registered maximum visitors to 75 million. Other activities include religious discussions, devotional singing, mass feeding of holy men and women and the poor, and religious assemblies where doctrines are debated and standardised. Kumbh Mela is the most sacred of all the pilgrimages. Thousands of holy men and women attend, and the auspiciousness of the festival is in part attributable to this. The sadhus"
"1986 and 2013. The deadliest of these was the 1954 stampede, which left 800 people dead. Traditionally, the fairs at the following four sites are recognized as Kumbh Melas: Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Trimbak-Nashik and Ujjain. The Kumbh Mela in the Nashik district was originally held at Trimbak, but after a 1789 clash between Vaishnavites and Saivites over precedence of bathing, the Maratha Peshwa shifted the Vaishnavites' bathing place to Ramkund in Nashik city. The Shaivites continue to regard Trimbak as the proper location. Priests at other places have also attempted to boost the status of their ""tirtha"" by adapting the"
"the Nashik Kumbha Mela became a technology savvy festival due to a collaboration of the city government with MIT Media Lab and Kumbhathon Foundation in Nashik. This received significant media coverage in Wall Street Journal, BBC and Guardian. The Nashik Kumbh Mela was considered one of the most peaceful and successful as there were no stampedes, no epidemic or separated families reported. Well known photographer John Werner captured the Kumbh Mela and released the photographs under creative commons. Kumbh Mela Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela ( or ) is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to"
"Kummera Kummera is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It falls under Chevella mandal. According to census information the total population of Kummera is 935 living in 205 houses, among them male population is 471 and female population is 464. Kummera vehicle registration code is TS-07, 08. Regional Transport (RTO) Office located in Rangareddy. Bathukamma and Lashkar Bonalu are states official festivals besides these Dussehra, Diwali, Holi, Sri Ramanavami, Shivaratri, Ugadi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Bakrid, Ramzan are the major festivals celebrated in Kummera. Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple (Vikarabad), Karmanghat Hanuman Temple, Keesaragutta Temple, Sanghi Temple, Chilkur Balaji"
"as India Grape Harvest (IGH), SulaFest etc. In the harvest season. The city has two state-run universities, the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University and the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. Nashik Nashik ( ) is an ancient holy city in the northwest region of Maharashtra in India. Situated on the banks of Godavari River (Ganges of the South), Nashik is best known for being one of Hindu pilgrimage sites, that of Kumbh Mela which is held every 12 years. Nashik is the 4th largest city of the Indian state of maharashtra after mumbai pune and nagpur. The city located about"
"The literacy rate is 89.95%, with 93.40% of men literate, and 85.92% of women. The city has a Hindu majority, but many religions are represented. As of 2011, the city was 85.21% Hindu, 8.90% Muslim, 3.18% Buddhist, 1.10% Jain, 1.00% Christian, 0.39% Sikh, 0.17% not stated, and 0.05% other. It is also home to Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha – a Hindu religious Mela (fair) held every 12 years. It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognized as Kumbha Melas, and is also known as Nashik-Trimbak Kumbha Mela or Nashik Kumbha Mela. The Nashik Kumbh Mela is normally considered to be the"
"which the Indian film industry has given to this highly entertaining socio-religious festival. Thousands gather at Allahabad(Prayagraj) to take part in the Magh Mela festival, which is held on the banks of the Ganges. This festival is organised on a larger scale every 12th year and is called the Kumbha Mela, where over 10 million Hindu pilgrims congregate – proclaimed as one of the largest gathering of human beings in the world. Budaun is also a city which attracts thousands of tourists annually. Its religious city with many historical monuments and tombs of many famous people. The historically important towns"
"Nashik Nashik ( ) is an ancient holy city in the northwest region of Maharashtra in India. Situated on the banks of Godavari River (Ganges of the South), Nashik is best known for being one of Hindu pilgrimage sites, that of Kumbh Mela which is held every 12 years. Nashik is the 4th largest city of the Indian state of maharashtra after mumbai pune and nagpur. The city located about 190 km north of state capital Mumbai, is called the """"Wine Capital of India"""" as half of India’s vineyards and wineries are located in Nashik. As per ""Ramayana"", Nashik is"
"Kullu Dussehra Kullu Dussehra is the renowned International Mega Dussehra festival observed in the month of October in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. Wherein more than 1 to 1.5 lac people visits the fair from all across the Globe. The population in kullu dussehra is approximately 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh. It is celebrated in the Dhalpur maidan in the Kullu valley. Dussehra at Kullu commences on the tenth day of the rising moon, i.e. on 'Vijay Dashmi' day itself and continues for seven days. Its history dates back to the 17th century when local King Jagat Singh installed"
"while transporting it in a ""kumbha"" (pot). These four places, including Ujjain, are identified as the present-day sites of the Kumbh Mela.""Kumbh"" in its literal English translation means ""Pot"", which emerged from ""Samudra Manthan""(Churning of the Ocean) between Gods and Demons. The term ‘Mela‘ signifies’Fair‘. The Simhastha at Ujjain is an adaptation of the Nashik-Trimbak Simhastha fair to a local festival of uncertain origin. In its current form, it began in the 18th century when the Maratha ruler Ranoji Shinde invited ascetics from Nashik to Ujjain's local festival. Both Ujjain and Nashik fairs adopted the ""Kumbha"" myth from the Haridwar"
"the Sinhasta Kumbha Mela in 2003–2004. It was perhaps one of the largest exoduses from a single district in the country ever. Chhagan Bhujbal, Nashik's guardian minister, reported that 15,000 migrant workers had left the city in the aftermath of the violence against North Indians. In Pune, an estimated 25,000 workers left the city in the wake of the attacks, according to government officials. Pune's District Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar and Collector Prabhakar Deshmukh held meetings of various people's representatives to stop the mass departure. They were joined by local Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, who picketed at Pune railway station"
"and viharas. Uttar Pradesh is also home to three World Heritage Sites: the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and the nearby Fatehpur Sikri. Millions gather at Allahabad to take part in the Magh Mela festival on the banks of the Ganges. This festival is organised on a larger scale every 12th year and is called the Kumbh Mela, where over 10 million Hindu pilgrims congregate in one of the largest gatherings of people in the world. The historically important towns of Sarnath and Kushinagar are near to Gorakhpur and are located not far from Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon"
"2001 Gujarat earthquake The 2001 Gujarat earthquake, also known as the Bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 January, India's 52nd Republic Day, at and lasted for over 2 minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. The intraplate earthquake reached 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum felt intensity of X (""Extreme"") on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people (including 18 in southeastern Pakistan), injured another 167,000 and destroyed nearly 400,000 homes. Gujarat lies 300–400 km from the"
"Ujjain Simhastha Ujjain Simhastha is a Hindu religious mela held every 12 years in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, India. The name is also transliterated as ""Sinhastha"" or ""Singhastha"". In Hindi, the fair is also called ""Simhasth"" or ""Sinhasth"" (due to schwa deletion). The name derives from the fact that it is held when the Jupiter is in Leo (""Simha"" in Hindu astrology). It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognized as Kumbha Melas, and is also known as Ujjain Kumbh Mela. According to Hindu mythology, Vishnu dropped drops of amrita (the drink of immortality) at four places,"
"2004 • Legends of India Festival at Kamani Auditorium, Delhi, 2004 • Kalidasa Festival at Nagpur in 2004 • India International Center, 2004 • Habitat World in September 2005 • Virasat Festival at Dehradun in 2005 • The Mardol Classical Dance Festival at Goa, 2006 • Goa International Centre in 2006 • Biotech Conference in Hyderabad in 2006 • Nehru Centre in Mumbai in 2006 • Pratishtitha Festival where she played the role of Chitrangada in ‘Chitrangada’ Ballet, Habitat Center, 2006 • Ugaadi (AP Bhawan) Celebrations in 2006 • Jhansi Mahostav in 2006 • Chamba festival in 2006 • Mammalapuram"
"2008 Jodhpur stampede A human stampede occurred on 30 September 2008, at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, in which 224 people were killed and more than 425 injured. The 15th-century temple is dedicated to the goddess Chamunda Devi and is located within the premises of Mehrangarh Fort. About 25,000 Hindu pilgrims were visiting the temple to mark the first day of the nine-day-long Navratri, a major festival in Hinduism dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga. The devotees scrambled towards the door the moment it opened, resulting in the destruction of the barricades. Many people were injured"
"is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Kummera Kummera is a village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It falls under Chevella mandal. According to census information the total population of Kummera is 935 living in 205 houses, among them male population is 471 and female population is 464. Kummera vehicle registration code is TS-07, 08. Regional Transport (RTO) Office located in Rangareddy. Bathukamma and Lashkar Bonalu are states official festivals besides these Dussehra, Diwali, Holi, Sri Ramanavami, Shivaratri, Ugadi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Bakrid, Ramzan are the major festivals celebrated in Kummera. Anantha"
"million people take part. Apart from these, there is the mammoth Kumbh Mela which takes place once in every twelve years, when the planet Jupiter (Brihaspati) comes into the sign Aquarius (Kumbha). First written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveller Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 – 664 A.D.), who visited India in 629 AD. The 1998 Maha Kumbh Mela saw over 80 million pilgrims visiting this city, to take a dip in the holy river Ganges. Har ki Pauri: One of the holiest spots on earth for the Hindus, this ancient bathing"
"Jahan-e-Khusrau Jahan-e-Khusrau (Urdu, Persian: جہاں خسرو, Hindi: जहान-ए-खुसरो) is an annual three-day sufi music festival held in New Delhi, India to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint Amir Khusrau. Jahan-e-Khusrau was started in the year 2001 by noted film director, Muzaffar Ali. The festival is held at Chaunsath Khamba located in Nizamuddin Basti and the lawns of the Humayun's Tomb — incidentally, this is where Khusrau started the qawwali music tradition in the 13th century AD. Year - 2001 ""Dates - 10-11 March Venue - Arab ki Sarai, Humayun Tomb Monuments, New Delhi"" Year - 2002 ""Dates - 8-10"
"Cardiff Mela The Cardiff Mela (also known as the Cardiff Multicultural Mela) is an annual large-scale outdoor multicultural festival, held in the city's Roald Dahl Plass, in Cardiff Bay. It is a free event and run by a not for profit organisation based in Cardiff. It celebrates many cultural aspects of Asian life, particularly music, dance, fashion and food. The annual event first took place on an outdoor location in 2007 at Coopers Field, Cardiff Castle in the heart of Cardiff City Centre. The 2009 festival featured bhangra, Bollywood and rnb singers including H Dhami, Mumzy Stranger and Navin Kundra"
"Gumla Gumla (Hindi: गुमला) is a city which is the headquarters of Gumla district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Gumla began as a hamlet. A week-long ""Cow Fair"" (""Gau-Mela"") took place every year, where items in daily use (utensils, ornaments, grain and sometimes cattle) were sold or bartered. Since these items were only available at the fair, people would keep lists during the year of what they needed. The hamlet's population grew, and it became a village named ""Gumla"" (a derivative of ""Gau–Mela""). During British rule in India Gumla was in Lohardaga district, and in 1800 there was a"
"Kurukshetra Kurukshetra () is a city in the state of Haryana, India. It is also known as Dharmakshetra (""Holy Place""). It is also known as the ""Land of the Bhagavad Gita"". Kurukshetra lies at distance of 160 km from New Delhi and about 93 km from Chandigarh - city with the nearest airport. According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is a region named after King Kuru, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas, as depicted in epic Mahabharata. The importance of the place is attributed to the fact that the Kurukshetra War of the Mahabharata was fought on this land and the"
"girls and women in the monsoon season, in honor of goddess Parvati, with group singing, dancing and by offering prayers in Parvati-Shiva temples. The ascetic, Vedic and Tantric sub-traditions related to Shiva, such as those that became ascetic warriors during the Islamic rule period of India, celebrate the Kumbha Mela festival. This festival cycles every 12 years, in four pilgrimage sites within India, with the event moving to the next site after a gap of three years. The biggest is in Prayaga (renamed Allahabad during the Mughal rule era), where millions of Hindus of different traditions gather at the confluence"
"inquiry commission, set up after what was one of the worst stampedes in India's history, was headed by Justice Kamala Kant Verma, and its recommendation became the basis of better management for future Kumbh in the coming decades, where this tragedy stood as a grim reminder to Mela planners and district administrators. The subsequent Kumbh Mela organization remained event free after that, and grew considerably in size, so much so that around 80-100 million people took part in the 2010 Kumbh Mela, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world. There is a reference to the 1954 Kumbh Mela"