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Plate F · GRAJMakara Melā (Prayāgarāja)माघ मेला (प्रयागराज)

URN · makar-mela-prayagraj

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माघ मेला (प्रयागराज)

Makara Melā (Prayāgarāja)

Makar Mela (Prayagraj)

Pañcāṅga rule

Solar · ? · day ?

Duration · 1 day

ISynopsis

Annual fair at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Makar Sankranti; millions take a holy dip at the confluence.

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9 entries

  1. RecurrenceSolar · ? · day ? · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Makar Mela (Prayagraj)textual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)माघ मेला (प्रयागराज)textual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)மகர மேளாtextual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)మకర మేళాtextual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ಮಕರ ಮೇಳtextual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)മകര മേളtextual
  9. Observed at60 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

60 attested
  • Temple 42ce9303deity-festival association
  • Temple 43ce7f72deity-festival association
  • Temple 38fe2ededeity-festival association
  • Temple 7a2d0defdeity-festival association
  • Temple b6b45790deity-festival association
  • Temple 13bed26fdeity-festival association
  • Temple 0ca12de3deity-festival association
  • Temple 6f58f99edeity-festival association
  • Temple 6cade772deity-festival association
  • Temple 1e94edaedeity-festival association
  • Temple 419d94addeity-festival association
  • Temple 45dcbb91deity-festival association
  • And 48 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnMakar Mela (Prayagraj)Annual fair at the Sangam in Prayagraj on Makar Sankranti; millions take a holy dip at the confluence.
  • hin / Devaमाघ मेला (प्रयागराज)मकर संक्रांति पर प्रयागराज संगम में लाखों श्रद्धालुओं का पवित्र स्नान पर्व।
  • tam / Tamlமகர மேளா
  • tel / Teluమకర మేళా
  • kan / Kndaಮಕರ ಮೇಳ
  • mal / Mlymമകര മേള
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