The festival is held at Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nasik every four years by rotation and is attended by millions of people irrespective of caste, creed, or gender. Its primary bearers, however, belong to akhadas and ashrams, religious organizations, or individuals living on alms.
Mahakumbh fair is organized at four places across the country. Let us tell you that this includes Haridwar, Ujjain, Prayagraj, and Nashik. Where the Mahakumbh fair is organized on the banks of Ganga in Haridwar, on the banks of Sangam in Prayagraj, on the banks of Shipra in Ujjain, and on the banks of Godavari in Nashik.
Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2025
The dates for organizing the Maha Kumbh Mela have arrived. The next Kumbh Mela will be held in Prayagraj in the year 2025. Kumbh Mela is organized every 12 years. The arrangments of Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2025 have been started by the government of Uttar Pradesh.
SHAHI SANAN DATE – PRYAGRAJ KUMBH MELA 2025
| First Shahi Snan | Makar Sakranti | 14 January 2025 |
| Second Shahi Snana | Moni Amavasya | 29 January 2025 |
| Third Shahi Snan | Basant Panchami | 03 February 2025 |
Other Important Snan Date – Maha Kumbh Pryagraj
Posh Purnima – 13 January 2025
Maghi Purnima – 12 February 2025
Maha Shivraatri – 26 February 2025
There are two to three mythological stories prevalent regarding the organization of the Kumbh festival, out of which the most accepted story is about drops of nectar falling from the Kumbh, the nectar obtained from the churning of the ocean by gods and demons. According to this story, due to the curse of Maharishi Durvasa, when Indra and other gods became weak, the demons attacked the gods and defeated them. Then all the gods together went to Lord Vishnu and narrated the whole story to him. Lord Vishnu advised him to churn the ocean of milk along with the demons and extract nectar. On hearing this from Lord Vishnu, all the gods made a treaty with the demons and started trying to extract the nectar. As soon as the Amrit Kumbh emerged, at the behest of the Gods, Indra’s son Jayant flew into the sky carrying the Amrit Kalash. After that, as per the orders of Demon Guru Shukracharya, the demons chased Jayant to take back the nectar and after a lot of hard work, they caught Jayant midway. After that, there was a continuous war between the gods and demons for twelve days to gain control over the nectar pot.
