Information about Maha Kumbh Mela 2025

Session - 3 

Gk Event- 13

            

            Information about Maha Kumbh Mela

Q.1     What is the Maha Kumbh Mela?

Answer :-     Maha Kumbh Mela is a mass Hindu pilgrimage(तीर्थ यात्रा) of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred river. It occurs every 12 years at Prayagraj (Allahabad).

Q.2    How often is the Maha Kumbh Mela held?

 Answer :- It is held every 12 years at one of the four places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad                                     (Prayagraj), Nashik, and Ujjain.

Q.3    What is the meaning of "Kumbh" in the context of Kumbh Mela?

Answer: "Kumbh" means "pot" or "pitcher,(घड़ा)" referring to the pot of nectar of immortality.( अमरता का अमृत).

 Q.4    What is the name of the smaller Kumbh Mela held every six years?

Answer: Ardh Kumbh Mela.

Q.5     Which Mughal Emperor is known to have participated in the Kumbh Mela?

Answer: Emperor Akbar.

Q.6     What is the estimated duration of the Kumbh Mela festival?

Answer: About 30 to 55 days ( not to be confirmed)

Q.7. What are the different types of Kumbh Melas?

Answer:    1. Kumbh Mela: Held every 12 years at Haridwar, Prayagraj, Ujjain, and Nashik.

                  2. Ardh Kumbh Mela: Held every 6 years at Haridwar and Prayagraj.

             

Q.8    Which king started first time the Kumbh Mela of Allahabad?

Answer:-   King Harshavardhana began the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj around 644 BC.

Q.9    Maha Kumbh Mela is related to which mythological event?

Answer:-     Samudra Manthan 

Q.10     Kumbh Mela takes place on the banks of which river?

Answer:- i)  Ganga River - Prayag, Haridwar, 

                ii) Godavari River - Nashik, 

                iii) Kshipra River- Ujjain.