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Kavand Mela In Haridwar

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The Kavand Mela is held every year ten days before Shivteras during the Hindu months, corresponding to the months of Sharvan-Phalgun (July-August). Thousands of devotees visit the city, all the way walking barefeet, to collect holy water of the river Ganga. They bring it back to their native place and offer it at the local Shiva Temple. Colorful shops spring up and Haridwar resounds to the chanting of hymns.

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Kumbh Mela In Haridwar

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Haridwar, one of the oldest and holiest pilgrim centers of India, is also the place that plays host to around eight to ten million devotees during the Kumbh melas. The holy festival of Kumbh is the most sacred celebration for Hindus. The festival falls every 3 years and is celebrated in 4 different cities, viz., Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. Millions of men, women, children, sagas, Rishi, Munies, baba’s and tourists gather here to take a dip in the holy water of holy rivers. The festival is held at the banks of Ganga in Haridwar, as Haridwar is the place where Ganga enters plains, from hilly region. For the convenience of the pilgrims many bridges, shops and temporary dwellings are constructed. As per the astrologers, the Kumbh Fair (Mela) takes place when the Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries. This planetary position is said to medicate the waters of Ganga at a particular spot called Har ki pauri on the banks of River Ganges in Haridwar, and turns it into nectar on these days, thereby attracting millions to purify their inner-self through holy bathing rituals.

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Ardh Kumbh Fair in Haridwar

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Ardh Kumbh Mela is held every sixth year after a Maha Kumbh Mela that takes place every 12 years, when a large number of pilgrims and devotees converge to commemorate this divine event. According to mythology, ‘Devas’ (Gods) and ‘Asuras’ (Demons) churned the ocean to obtain Nectar and when the coveted ‘Kumbha’ (pitcher) of Nectar (Amrita) which gave immortality was obtained from the depths of ocean, one of the ‘Devas’ whisked away the ‘Kumbha’ from the ‘Asuras’ and evading from the ‘Asuras’, stopped at four places viz. Hardwar, Allahabad (Prayag), Nasik and Ujjain before he finally arrived into the safety of heaven. It is believed that a dip in the holy river Ganga during the Ardh Kumbh gives one Moksha or Nirvana. Ardha Kumbh also attracts a large number of people to take the holy dip during these holy days.

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