Kumbh Mela

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Kumbh Mela

(ˌkʊm ˈmeɪlə; ˌkʊm məˈlɑː)

(Hinduism) a Hindu festival held once every twelve years in one of four sacred sites, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious

[from Hindi, literally: pitcher festival or Aquarius festival, from Sanskrit kumbha pot, Aquarius + melā assembly]

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BUDDHIST SPIRITUAL LEADER DALAI LAMA ARRIVES AT THE MAHA UMBHMELA OR THE GRAND PITCHER FAIR

DALAI LAMA ARRIVES IN ALLAHABAD FOR MAHA KUMBH MELA

INTRO:A huge procession of holy men held in India's northern city of Allahabad as part of a ritual celebrating "Maha khumbh" (Pitcher fair), one of the largest-ever gathering of human beings.

(SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) A HINDU SAGE SAYING: "Kumbh mela (pitcher fair) symbolise our ultural heritage.