The event, which runs for 45 days until the 26th of this month, involves Hindu pilgrims participating by bathing in the confluence of the holy Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers.
From a confluence of celestial bodies, confluence of rivers, confluence of many monastic orders to a confluence of lakhs of people, noted mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains how the Kumbh Mela ...