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Joseph J. Green

Northern Arizona University

Research the Kumbh Mela festival, including its history and significance. Think about why is the Kumbh Mela so important to Hindus. In a 750-1000 word essay, examine the relationship between the Kumbh Mela festival and Hinduism

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1 history

The story goes, in the Hindu tradition, that during a mythical war between the Devas and the Asuras over the Amrita, or Nectar of Immortality, four drops of nectar spilled over four spots on Earth (MIT)

Began in the early first milinium (HARVARD)

Pop up mega city… doesn’t exist except for 40 days every 12 years (TTU)

2 significance

The idea of the temporary city and making it work.

Can be used for things like refugess from diasters or war (harvard)

Can be the idea for non-religous festivles like burning man

Worlds biggest religious pilgrimage. Over 100 million (TTU)

Wash away sins (TTU)

Individual and collective expressions of faith (Harvard)

3 importance

mass vaccinations (HARVARD)

Bathing in the rivers to break reincarnation (TTU)

Great way to introduce new ideas and track health (SOUTH ASIA HARVARD)

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http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/project/kumbh-mela/

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/events/2017/kumbhmela.php

https://southasiainstitute.harvard.edu/kumbh-mela/post/tracking-disease-at-the-worlds-largest-religious-festival/

http://cameraculture.media.mit.edu/kumbh-mela-the-worlds-largest-moving-city/

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