KUMBH MELA, the Largest religious gathering on earth

Every three years there is a religious gathering in one of four places in India, which they rotate through religiously. Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayag), Nasik and Ujjain. This years Kumbh Mela is in Allahabad and it is the most attended and considered most auspicious of the locations. These gatherings last for 6 weeks, with 80 million pilgrims expected at the 2013 event.
The translation of Kumbh is pitcher, and mela meaning fair. It is said that droplets of nectar fell at each location while the pitcher was being carried by the Gods. Each of the cities is alongside the great Ganges (Ganga) river, or a tributary of each. In the Hindu religion the confluence of three rivers is called Triveni Sangam, taken from the Sanskrit word Sangama. To bath or even have these sacred waters touch you is very important to Hindu's as this confluence is very sacred. 
In Allahabad the confluence is of the rivers Ganges Yamuna and the invisible, mythical Saraswati River, which is linked to the Goddess Saraswati, whom used to be the goddess of water and has since moved more towards the goddess of knowledge, music and arts. Her name itself means "she who has flow". 

It is said that Lord Brahma, one of the three Gods of the Hindu trinity; ("Saraswati", "Lakshmi" and "Parvati" are helpers of this trinity, between Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva), performed "yajna" or purification at this site while creating the Universe, the name Prayag means just that "place of purification". 
Allahabad is famous for 12 Madho Temples which are named and located below Madho Temples (retrieved from the Official Kumbh Mela website, Feb, 2013)


Shareb Madho:- In the east of Triveni it is situated in the garden of "Chatanaga" which had been the place of "Vyas ji’. Shiv Puran was written here.
Adveni Madho:- Near the kothi of Ram Charan Agarwal at Daraganj, in the temple The idol of lakshmi Narain ji is there.
Manohar Madho:- In the temple of Darveshwar Nath, there is an idol of lord Vishnu, which is called Manohar Madho
Chara Madho:- Situated in Agnikor-Arail.
Gada Madho:- Situated near Chheoki Railway station.
Adam Madho:- Situated in village Deoria.
Anant Madho:- Approx Two miles away from Khuldabad.
Bindu Madho:- Situated in the vicinity of Draupadi Ghat.
Ashi Madho:- Situated in the neighbourhood of Nagbasuki.
Sankat Haran Madho:- Situated below Sandhya Vat.
Vishnu or Adh Madho:- Situated in Arail.
Vat Madho:- Situated near Akshyavat.

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