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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Apollo 17- Walt & Roy Disney Congratulated For The Apollo Moon Landing Hoax During Houston Mission Control Celebrations.
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Apollo 17 : On the Shoulders of Giants (1973)
NASA did redacted editing & cleaning up of the text, to cover what they really said in the written records of the Astronauts conversations.
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This holiday season, NFL Legends Tony Dorsett and Barry Sanders share with fans some of their greatest Thanksgiving Day memories.
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Craftsman is known for innovation and in 2011 the brand will unveil breakthrough technologies to improve productivity and directly respond to customers’ needs and lifestyles. Therefore, it is only natural that Craftsman team with America’s DIY Designer Frank Fontana to further deliver creative solutions to help customers build and manage their space at home. The Craftsman World of DIY, the world’s first DIY Broadcasting Network, responds to the needs of an audience who seek a catalog of authentic content that is informative, entertaining and engaging.
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The story of an Astrologer lost within his own dream. Upon meditation he finds himself locked within a spellbinding trance. Overtaking his body and whisking him off to the Astral world. Confining him to his own dream world. Only to cross paths with archetypes of his own unconscious. Archetypes representing the symbols of Astrology. Defining his own identity as Apollo - The sun. Apollo's mission is outlined to free himself from the Astral world. Mimicking the events of his life preceding. The Astral world mirrors the theme of the Kung Fu film watched the night before.
Upon his journeys, Apollo meets Jupiter - His saviour and teacher. Jupiter unlocks Apollo's potential guiding him to self realization. Unravelling his powers as a Martial Arts Master. Giving Apollo the strength and keys to survival in the Astral World. Jupiter reveals Apollo path is to bring harmony to the opposition with the malefics and benefics archetypes. As failure to his mission means being lost in the Astral world - forever confined in a state of insanity.
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Hedge Fund Fight Night Elimination! 31 fired up wanabes stepped into the ring but only 12 will make it to the final match. The herd has already been culled down to 21 and 8 more will meet their end tonight. The financial world is like the fight world - only the strong survive.
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This video is about the kamae (the stances) in the kuroi Ryu ninjutsu tradition that is represented by sensei Arie van den Akker a koga ryu ninja teacher. Sensei Arie van den Akker is the only ninja teacher who is teaching the genuine art of Koga Ninpo. Check this video about the stances taught and explained by Sensei Andreas leffler friend of Sensei Arie van den Akker
