Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is a mass pilgrimage centered on the ritual of riverside bathing, it is variously called the the Great Indian Bathing Festival, the Urn Festival, the Pitcher Festival and so forth. It occurs four times every twelve years rotating between Allahabad/Prayaga at the confluence of the rivers Ganga (Ganges), Jamuna (Yamuna) and the concealed Saraswati, Haridwar (Hara Dwar) on the river Ganga (Ganges), Ujjain on the river Kshipra (Shipra), and Nasik on the river Godavari (Gomati)
Bathing in these rivers during the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is considered an endeavour of great merit, cleansing both body and spirit. The Allahabad and Haridwar (Hara Dwar) festivals are routinely attended by five million or more pilgrims; the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is the largest religious gathering in the world. It may also be the oldest
Two traditions are in circulation regarding the origin and timing of the festival: one that stems from ancient texts known as the Puranas, and the other that connects it with astrological considerations. According to the Puranic epic, the gods and demons had churned the milky ocean at the beginning of time in order to gather various divine treasures including a jar containing a potion of immortality - Ambrosia. As the jar emerged from the ocean the gods and demons began a terrific battle for its possession. During the battle, which according to one legend the gods won by trickery, four drops of the precious potion fell to earth, when Jayantha (Jayanth) the son of the chief deity Indra carried the jar (Kumbha/kumbh) that held the ambrosia in the form of a giant bird - these places became the sites of the four Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela festivals, according to another legend he ran away with the jar and hid them on twelve locations on earth where few drops of ambrosia fell, four of these places are known and identified as the four sites for the Kumbh (Kumbh) Mela, the other eight locations are being researched by our team
The astrological tradition (ascribed to a lost Puranic text and not traceable in extant editions) seems to stem from a very ancient festival called the Kumbha Parva, which occurred at Hardwar every twelfth year when Jupiter was in Aquarius (the Indian name being Kumbha/Kumbh) and the sun entered Aries
At some later time the term 'Kumbha (Kumbh)' was prefixed to the Melas held at Prayaga, Ujjain, and Nasik and these four sites became identified with the four mythical locations of the immortality potion - Ambrosia. In theory the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela festivals are supposed to occur every three years, rotating between the four cities. In practice the four-city cycle may actually take eleven or thirteen years and this because of the difficulties and controversies in calculating the astrological conjunctions. Furthermore the interval between the Kumbha Mela at Nasik and that at Ujjain is not of three years; they are celebrated the same year or only a year apart. This deviation in practice is intriguing and cannot be fully explained by either astrological or mythological means.
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Mark Grain, Assistant Race Team Chief Mechanic, takes us through his race weekend at the German GP in the form of a 3-part video diary. In fact, the Nurburgring race turned out to be a pivotal weekend in making the MP4-24 competitive.
Mark Grain, Assistant Race Team Chief Mechanic, takes us through his race weekend at the German GP in the form of a 3-part video diary. In fact, the Nurburgring race turned out to be a pivotal weekend in making the MP4-24 competitive.
Mark Grain, Assistant Race Team Chief Mechanic, takes us through his race weekend at the German GP in the form of a 3-part video diary. In fact, the Nurburgring race turned out to be a pivotal weekend in making the MP4-24 competitive.
Mark Grain, Assistant Race Team Chief Mechanic, takes us through his race weekend at the German GP in the form of a 3-part video diary. In fact, the Nurburgring race turned out to be a pivotal weekend in making the MP4-24 competitive.
Mark Grain, Assistant Race Team Chief Mechanic, takes us through his race weekend at the German GP in the form of a 3-part video diary. In fact, the Nurburgring race turned out to be a pivotal weekend in making the MP4-24 competitive.
Mark Grain, Assistant Race Team Chief Mechanic, takes us through his race weekend at the German GP in the form of a 3-part video diary. In fact, the Nurburgring race turned out to be a pivotal weekend in making the MP4-24 competitive.
Ok, this is my brand new slideshow about my absolutely very first, favourite team. The BAU of the FBI. :)) I just love them. I know I always focus on Hotch, but this time its so different. I really focus on the whole team. Especially the bad things they had been through during the 4th season. I hope you all will like it! I worked a lot with it!
Song is Amazing by Janelle
Just an advice! If you want to see the original version of this clip, just turn down the music and listen to Broken by Lifehouse while you're watching my clip! :)))))))
Hi Everybody! Its my tribute to Aaron Hotchner. You all know how much I love him, and after this absolutely shocking season finale, I had to make something new about him. Cuz I love him so much, and I can't imagine Criminal Minds without Aaron Hotchner. For me he is the heart of the show, and I don't want him to leave the team!
I love you, Aaron! You are the very best, my one and only hero! You're the only one who can beat Grissom in my book! Come back to us safely, my Dear!
Song: Avril Lavigne - When you're gone...
I dont like this song too much, but when one of my friends sent me that, and I heard the lyrics first, I thought it's the best for my tribute to my Hero :))
