Plate F · MELAKumbha Melāकुंभ मेला
URN · kumbh-mela
Festivals · 45 days
Provisionalकुंभ मेला
Kumbha Melā
Kumbh Mela
ISynopsis
Largest human gathering on Earth held every 12 years; pilgrims bathe in sacred rivers to wash away sins.
Provenance ledger
8 entries
- RecurrenceRecurrence rule recorded but not yet typed · pañcāṅga ruletextual
- Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
- Name (eng/Latn)Kumbh Melatextual
- Name (hin/Deva)कुंभ मेलाtextual
- Name (tam/Taml)கும்ப மேளாtextual
- Name (tel/Telu)కుంభ మేళాtextual
- Name (kan/Knda)ಕುಂಭ ಮೇಳtextual
- Name (mal/Mlym)കുംഭ മേളtextual
IVNames across registers
- eng / LatnKumbh MelaLargest human gathering on Earth held every 12 years; pilgrims bathe in sacred rivers to wash away sins.
- hin / Devaकुंभ मेलाबारह वर्षीय चक्र पर पवित्र नदियों के तट पर आयोजित विश्व का सबसे बड़ा धार्मिक मेला।
- tam / Tamlகும்ப மேளா
- tel / Teluకుంభ మేళా
- kan / Kndaಕುಂಭ ಮೇಳ
- mal / Mlymകുംഭ മേള
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URN · kumbh-mela