Maha Kumbh Festival 2013 is speculated to be one of the biggest congregations in the history of mankind. Last Maha Kumbh witnessed the participation of 70 million people.
Mela is the greatest pilgrimage and festival in the Hindu religion. The event is a religious and cultural spectacle which occurs once in 12 years attracting participants from around the globe to take a dip in the holy waters of Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati. The highlight feature of the Kumbh Mela is the bathing ceremony (snan).
In 2013 from 27th January to 25th February the Purna Kumbh Mela will be going held in Allahabad, India.