Watch the Kumbh Mela Bathing Festival in Haridwar
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For the last time this century the Indian city of Haridwar in the foothills of the Himalayas was the setting for the mother of all festivals.
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Haridwar is one of the seven most important sites in the world for devout Hindus. Here the River Ganges enters the plains of India. For this year's Kumbh Mela bathing festival a staggering 7 million Hindus have arrived. After three months of dancing, the characterful Bath of the Saddhus, the reclusive Hindu holy men, takes Place. According to Hindu mythology, the waters of the Ganges turn into the nectar of immortal life during this auspicious time. To bathe is to gain immortality, and millions do. The atmosphere of the scene is like a rave, whistles blowing, crowds everywhere. But with their thick dreadlocks and ash-covered bodyguards (nargas), the Saddhus steal the show. This year's festivities took Place without violence - proving India's Holy men can show more restraint than its politicians.
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I believe Kumb Mela is an example of India's rich heritage and culture. Billions of people gather at same time, same place for the common purpose represent integrity and believe in Indian ancient mystical and divine powers. In the end Kumb mela is all about what we believe, what we carry, what we respect and what we are, Proud Indians!!!
I was invited to go to Haridwar for Kumbha Mela 2010. Health concerns held me back, remembeing my first trip to India, and how everybody became sick. I just don't have the immunities that the native people or locals have from years of living in their environment. It is amazing to observe the different customs and beliefs of different cultures.
What a beautiful gift to be able to be open minded...Peace to all who expierence God in their own way! Bless u and everyone u love!!
i love indian cultures and religions proud to be an indian
When you are close to divine nothing is impure. And that is the feeling one has .. after a holy dip n Ganges. Those who abuse the saints and these holy places of India, can never understand our feelings. so no point arguing and abusing each other. I love my country and its wisdom, heritage.
an endless ocean of endless oceans of endless oceans of endless oceans of ppl attended this holy event. ^_^ !!
I love my USA .Thanks GOD I am save here.......
If the quest for truth and reality means "craziness" Im very much for it.
Everybody has the right to "crack" this
eternal enigma...
all hindus should be proud of their religion , they're one of the few that still have theire innocence
Jai Shri Ram Jay Shri Ram
Om NAma Shivaya
OM Gange MAta Ki NAmo Namaha
Om NAmo Narayanaya
Bom SHankar Bholenath!
As a Muslim from Afghanistan I beliveve tha every human being is free to follow his/her own religion and practice their own beliefs. In the last chapter of Quran it is clearly written that let everyone practive their own religion and everyone will be judged according to their own beliefs/books. I believe that there is only 1 creator with different names (Allah, God, Goth, Bagwan, Aloha,Khuda) and etc. Prophet Mohammad said: " Best human being is that who respects others and their religions".
Ganga Mayi Ki Jay!
no, it is not taking place in varanasi. but in prayag, haridwar, nasik and ujjain. next "big" maha kumbh is in april 2010 haridwar. and i will be there :-)))
Bendita la tierra origen de lo Bendito Señor Supremo Om Hare Hari Om.
its a way of expressing ur feelings.
How are you in any way 'good' or 'right' with such words? With such behavior, humanity cannot harmonize and live in peace. You are what you spoke.
this is the baap of all raves.
imagine you bring out Elvis and Michael Jackson (2 of the greatest performers in history) to perform a hindu song for these mega endless crowds!
There are more to than what you see. Naga sanyasins show more detachment. Detachment to the world and its manners, is the highest sought after virtue. They can be seen only in these times and otherwise they are in deep forest on meditation. Detachment is so extreme in them that they no longer care about clothes or appearance or being tidy. Hindu philosophy is more complex and difficult to grasp if you don't put so much effort into it but its worth knowing.
Please I ask that you first take some time to learn, read the Vedic scriptures, some only see it with material eyes, but there were only sacred to the few, I pray that one day you can see the sacredness of these places, Pure and see what's in you too ...
god lives inside us. now ask yourself a question. do i deserve to meet god. what good and bad deeds i have done. have i helped any1 who needed help. did i hurt any1s feeling.
am i a bad guy or a good guy or just pretending to be a good human.
at least believesystems make the world so colourful...
Mera Pehla and Akhri Pyar
And so does Islam.We believe in true and existence of ONE GOD
jai shri ram
Rich or poor, family is difficult to get detached, forget all else. I respect your age and wisdom.But I have a different point of view.
I understand that you are a person with an investigative zeal. So I would recommended two areas you should open your attention to. I am not trying to prove anything but I guess it would be of your liking. 1. Advaita vedanta (Non- dualism) 2. Neem Karoli baba. On advaita wiki gives a good topic discussion. And after you feel comfortable with the subject, there is a book in amazon called, " I am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj". Enough data available from Google and you-tube on both.
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Can any Hindu define what is Hinduism?
thanks.
this is not hinduism this is more cultural festival than religious
@web2baba .. People still become infected by drinking the water Hindu or not . I have drunk it and became ill ,and people of the faith also become ill after drinking it .
Hello... it's 2013.
I do not support your ideas. As a Muslim you should not say bad to anyone. Your religion shows to respect not to disrespect :).
You may ask if I would want my mom or sister to wear a bikini, I see how you bring the situation to a personal point of view. How you choose to be, you be, how others are, do not curse or judge them. Practice non-violence, you are not right nor are they wrong.
Have you been to Haridwar?
My wife, my son and myself dip inside , Here is not Benares ... the water could be probably cleanest than your area strongly poluted by the nuclear polution from the close Russia, so you see......
@IHATEC0WS
My sentiments exacly.
like think you are reasonable person to ask a question....i hope not offending you anyway.why are the male devotees are naked ?is it also a spritual in anyway?i hope you will answer me.
Lets all go take a bath in the sewer water, together! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
exceeded only by the Hajj and Umrahs!
Hi Sam
Only a few of the male devotees are naked. Naked as in wearing nothing at all. Most males bathe in a sarong or a lungi. This is the traditional way.
Have you never wondered why so many people find the sight of naked people offensive. It is the way we are born so why is it offensive.
Thanks for asking.
I am not Indian or hindu but I do have a great respect for things Indian and things hindu, though I do find some aspects distrurbing. Caste and untouchability being the main ones.
i will not drink it, eventhough it is holy water. we so many good deeds we can do without dringking polluted water.
I understand your point of view.But detachment is the most difficult thing to practice what ever name you call it; laziness, stupidity or what so ever. Even if its laziness, being away from people you love, don't keep anything close, as you may tempted to keep is an extreme mental control. There was a wandering monk, who never stayed in a place more than 3 days, fearing an attachment to the place. So you can call it craziness but some things are beyond our logic.
Do you have videos of 1998 Kumbh Mela during 12 April 1998 Sunday to 17-April-1998, Friday. I was 13 years old and 1st time gone and Joined the Mahakumbh Mela on dated 12-April-1998 to 15-April-1998 (Sunday 14:00 to 08:00 AM Wednesday). If you have the videos of Kankhal near Nirmal Ashram.....I am searching some 1 hope I will find in this video.
If you are really Indian than don't use this language this is not the way we speak they uses Ganges we use Mother Ganga not "Ganga" or you can use Ganga Maiya. She is our mother
@indiagreat2 .ganga is known as ganges all over da world
@bheadh lol my friend may Allah give you Hedaayat InshAllah. im sorry on behalf of the muslims who created such falsehood upon you. if u dont mind i would suggest a deeper research in islam im sure it will not hamper your beliefs but it will atleast clear the wrong idea about islam. JazakAllahu Khair :)
Yes sure .. but when poeple get angry .. do not expact a lot of "right" and "good" .
You are what you spoke when you are not mad I suppose
i find hard to digest your answer.since you are not a Hindhu you must be saying based on your logic.Im an atheist i find it strange ..and i know indians are very conservative and even they do not accept a kissing scene in a movie.what if your mother or sister walking along the possestion with the naked man ..how would you react or feel.Can you give me supporting argument based on a hindhu veda or scrripture.Im just curious....if any hindhus reading my message pls answer me.
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Gajri Colour ke pant shirt me thi..
YOGESH SAXENA
shut up guys, hindus rocks
Poor fish. Attention Irish Spring! This water changes from the Holy water to the Holy Shit water. 3:27 "I don't think so" Obi-wan Kenobi.
jinhe apana dharam ke alava kuch dikhai nahi deta unako yahan pe comment karneki jarurt nahi ..fir bhi agar koi hindu dharm ke bare me bura bolega o sahi me ek baap ki aulad nahi. aur ek baat is video pe galat tipni karnese pahale apana DNA janch karvaye aur dekhe ki o pahale kon the.
@thedivineenergy I bet you are open-minded to everyone, except if I dare to say JESUS ALONE IS LORD.
Am I right?
Abraham has nothing to do with Islam. He believed in the existence of God.
no dude we have 33,00,00,000 Gods to be more specific i dunno they keep creating new gods almost everyday for their convinence
we have no enmity for those who think this is madness to people who everything is God's and pray to stone direction and those who speak of forgiving those who commit sins yet the commit lots of sins and encourage the same and we believe in jihad too and we just don't employ it unless its war between soldiers not like cowards hiding in caves killing innocent people like Lord Krishna said
Absolutely disgusting and vile. This is what happens in countries that lack education and consider religious doctrine and belief to be true knowledge. Just imagine, that's 7 million people sharing one giant bathroom.
mostly perfume used by you . then think who smell badly ?
some say we have evolved but this video does not correspond. wtf is point of these people on earth?
Someone should check the impurity of the water. Looks disgusting. How can someone dip in that river and drink from it too. ugh
if you have nothing , how can you practice detachmente? Only being sorrounded by many things can you practice detachment. These Nagas are just useless people. Take as an example Buddha. After his enlightenmentr he was undicided og he should teach or not. But out of compassion he decided to help other people.
Have a looklat the Thai forest tradition, there you can find the rule of the 3 days.
aleast wiser than stoning evil at meacca...lol...
Please think with your own brain , not with others. From Adam the father of human being to MUhammed the last prophet , thre was about 2 lakhs prophets has come to earth to bring the messages from the God. All of the human has to receive the message from the God. So you may read quran and hadith without prejudice.then you can find out successful fath.
I am srry man but I dont agree with ur view. especially ur viewpoint that if ur really indian u shouldnt use this language. We Indians are typically hypocrites. One promotes use of no foul language but the same might go to his government job to collect bribes. and seriously man if we hindus really consider ganga a mother plz treat her like one if not then dont call her a one. I have seen wht happens at the shores.
I know .. but I didn't talk as a Muslim here.. I just talk as a person who always feel bad because of there smells and bad behavior
Stop this nonsense guys..... Its a pure waste of time arguing about beliefs.........and sentiments. No one can prove a damn about which religion/belief is right. They are just some of trillions of possibilities to explain HOW & WHY we are here. So just follow what ever you believe, provided that it does not hurt others sentiments. LIVE and LET LIVE. The very basic principle of survival. Dont ignore it man....
Why use such bad language?
which doesn't exist!
:-)
hahha looks like allien
QUE NOJO.
@tomjary they don't respect themselves
there is no virtue in this kind of detachment, it is just an egoistic lazyness. Other people have to work for their food.
And the little teaching they know ist just old rotten stuff.
yeah..not all of hindus, only 99.9 % are fool !!!
thn y u r wasting ur precious time..go and teach some good lessons to ur hindus fellows.
i.e, some logical things, don't do backstab'ng and double face's.."Muhh mein ram-ram or bagal mein churri"
@nomoreface LIES
no spirituality, just a waste of time.
The only good thing about the Mela is that docens of these mad people die.
Please see "GOD DELUSION" by scientific unity - you tube.
Noo sorry u cant setr ur bombs there !
A real disgrace of humanity.
And don't say fucking
this is looks very dirty water .and dirty people taking bath.
@lllsagharlll1 go away
These all people should b in jail making water dirty..!!
There are more to than what you see. Naga sanyasins show more detachment. Detachment to the world and its manners, is the highest sought after virtue. They can be seen only in these times and otherwise they are in deep forest on meditation. Detachment is so extreme in them that they no longer care about clothes or appearance or being tidy. Hindu philosophy is more complex and difficult to grasp if you don't put so much effort into it but its worth knowing.
There are more to than what you see. Naga sanyasins show more detachment. Detachment to the world and its manners, is the highest sought after virtue. They can be seen only in these times and otherwise they are in deep forest on meditation. Detachment is so extreme in them that they no longer care about clothes or appearance or being tidy. Hindu philosophy is more complex and difficult to grasp if you don't put so much effort into it but its worth knowing.
There are more to than what you see. Naga sanyasins show more detachment. Detachment to the world and its manners, is the highest sought after virtue. They can be seen only in these times and otherwise they are in deep forest on meditation. Detachment is so extreme in them that they no longer care about clothes or appearance or being tidy. Hindu philosophy is more complex and difficult to grasp if you don't put so much effort into it but its worth knowing.