Pilgrim’s Progress At Kumbh Mela

PRESENTED BY….

BIJAY CHAKRAVARTY BIBEK ROY

SURAJ PRATAP SINGH VIKASH KUMAR

KAUSHIK KUMAR

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PILGRIM’S PROGRESS AT KUMBH MELA

Kumbh mela has become world’s Largest congregation of religious pilgrims with involvement of more than 100 million pilgrims in the year of 2013.

It’s a mass Hindu Pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river.

Kumbh means Pitcher and Mela means fair in hindi .

It held for about one and half month .

What Kumbh Mela Actually Is !

Kumbh Mela held every third year at one of the four places by rotation-

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HOLY PLACES

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Ardha Kumb

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Purna Kumb

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Maha Kumb

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Types Of Kumbha Mela

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Increa-ment of pilgrims Peryear

Year Attendence

1903 4,oo,ooo

1954 5,oo,ooo or more

1998 10 million

2001 40 million

2007 70 million

2013 100 million

Main attractions of Pilgrims

The major events of the festival :- Ritual bathing Naga Sanyasis  Mauni Amavasya Triveni sangam

Aspects of such a huge pilgrimage

1.

• Positive2.

• Negative

Positive Aspects

People’s belief in god. Increment in number of

foreign visitors. Way of income for Priests.

People’s belief in god

By seeing that huge pilgrimage progresses we can say that people has undying faith on god. That’s the sign of Indian culture and community.

The main attraction for the foreign visitors are the undying dedication of Hindu pilgrims.The second most attraction is Mauni Amavasya at the maha kumbh.

Increment in

number of foreign visitors

Way of income for the priests

It’s a great way to earn money for the priests from the devotees and foreign visitors who are willing to pay anything in the name of god

Negative Aspects

Business in the name of god

Stampede Accidents Misuse of Transport

Business in the

name of God

Big businesses are carried out in the name of god.Due to immense faith in god people are ready to pay anything in the name of god

Stampedes at Kumbha Mela

Two major stampedes were- Stampede of 1954 Stampede of 2013

Stampede of 1954

On 3rd Feb. 1954, more than thousand people were killed, 2000 were injured and over 200 people were counted missing because of the stampede broke out at Kumbh mela

Stampede of 2013

On 10th Feb. 2013, a stampede broke out at the train station in Allahabad, U.P, killing more than 36 people and injuring more than 40 people.

Misuse Of Transport

Many pilgrims travel in train without ticket making huge loss to Indian Railways.Misuse of parking space allotted to pilgrims also occur.

Accidents

One Killed, Five Injured In Maha Kumbh Mela Fire Accident - 2013 - 02 – 15Several reports of road accidents cases are also there.

Conclusion

Stop making business in the name of God

Stop Being Superstitious

Religion Worships God ,

While Superstition Profanes That..