MAHA KUMBH MELA WITH PRE-TOUR AT VARANASI, JAN-FEB 2025

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in Allahabad, India, for the Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of humanity for religious purposes on the planet. Pilgrims come from across India and around the world to bathe in the water where the two sacred rivers meet. Such mass bathing in the Ganges has been recorded for more than 2,500 years.

Maha Kumbh Mela

Allahabad is built on a very ancient site of the Aryans formerly known as Prayag. It is located at the junction of the holy rivers Ganga and the Yamuna. The city acquired its present name in one of largest religious gathering in the world, is held every 12 years at the confluence of the holy rivers attracting millions of Hindu devotees.

When Jupiter is in Taurus or Vrishabha and the Sun and Moon are in Capricorn or Makra, the Maha Kumbh is held at Prayag (Allahabad) on the vast ground of Sangam i e. confluence of Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati.It is the largest Kumbh in terms of number of Sadhus and Devotees.

The Prayag Kumbh Mela is the largest and holiest of all melas and is believed to be the most auspicious.

Mauni Amavasya

We will be there to witness the most auspicious bathing day, Mauni Amavasya (Main Royal Bath 2nd Shahi Snan) on Date TBA. Mauni Amavasya is the New Moon Day of Silence in the lunar month of Paush (Jan-Feb). It is the most important bathing day in holy rivers, preferably in a confluence.

The Sangam

This is the particularly auspicious point where two of India’s holiest rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, meet one of Hinduism’s mythical rivers, the Saraswati. All year round, pilgrims row boats out to this holy spot, but their numbers increase dramatically during the annual Magh Mela, the six-week festival held between January and March, which culminates in six communal ‘holy dips’.

Itinerary

Day 1: Jan — Arrival in New Delhi
Upon arrival you will be personally met and escorted to our nearby hotel for check in. The group will get together in the lobby of the hotel at 7:00PM for an orientation and dinner.

O/N Holiday Inn Airport Hotel (D)

Day 2: Jan—Fly to Varanasi
O/N Rashmi Guest House or similar (B,L,D)

Day 3, 4 & 5: Jan —Varanasi
O/N Rashmi Guest House or similar (B,L,D)

Day 6: Jan—Drive to Allahabad
O/N Private Tented Camp (B,L,D)

Day 7-12: Feb—Allahabad
O/N Private Tented Camp (B,L,D)

Day 13: Feb—Fly to Delhi. End of Tour
O/N Holiday Inn Airport Hotel (B,L,D)

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