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Every Hindu festival and ritual has a story behind it. They are celebrated with zeal
and
basis attached with it. All these attributes combine and create a reason to
celebrate a festival or perform a ritual. These customs are made to lead an
individual on a spiritual path where they can
The dates of the Maha Kumbha are determined in accordance with such scientifi c
methods which majorly include the planetary positions. When the planet Brihaspati
(Jupiter) enters the
Prayag (Allahabad). By simply being present at that divine place, and taking a holy
dip in the Ganges can enlighten a soul spiritually, making their
emotionally stress-free.
Different planets take different amount of time to complete one revolution around
the sun.
Jupiter completes this revolution in around eleven years and ten months
(approximately twelve years), that indicates the fact that in every twelve years the
Jupiter moves into the
Kumbha Mela which is held once in every twelve years. The position of Sun, Moon
and the planet Jupiter in different
The Kumbh Mela is held in Haridwar when the Sun enters the Aries and the Jupiter
enters the
event of entrance of
Conjunction). Just like, Prayag there are astrological options available for the sacred
city of Nasik and Ujjain too. When the Jupiter enters in Leo and also when Jupiter,
Sun and the Moon enter in Cancer on Amavasya day, the
the banks on river Godavari in Nasik. Ujjain is one of the most ancient
and holy
places on earth and the Kumbh Mela occurs here on the banks of river Kshipra
when the Sun is in the zodiac sign Aries and Jupiter is in the Leo. Leo means
Simha or the
Kumbh.
Also, when the Jupiter enters the Libra and the Sun and the Moon stay together on
Kartik
Amavasya (8th month of the year according to Hindu calendar) the holy
and Ujjain. After three years of Kumbh Mela at Haridwar, the festival is celebrated at
Prayag and there is gap of three years between the occurrence of Kumbh at Prayag
and Nasik. The fact that has to be noted is that the Maha Kumbh Mela at Nasik
and Ujjain can be celebrated within the same year.
To sum it up, it is the position of different planet that have eff ect on the water an air
of our
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