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Tag: 2013 Kumbh Mela Tour

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Dec 26, 2012

Our next Spiritual Adventure explores Rajasthan

It's a little over a month before our next spiritual adventure begins. We'll be heading to North India this time and attending the Kumbha Mela festival as part of it. It will be quite the trip considering that we'll be journeying across North India from Kolkata in the east all the way to Jodhpur in the west plus attending the largest human gathering on earth, the Kumbha Mela festival. With everyth...

Aug 27, 2012 Photography & Travel

Press for a photo at the Kumbh Mela Festival

The Kumbha Mela is, needless to say, a photographers paradise. For those of us who have never been to a Kumbha Mela or never will, it is these men and women that do their best to bring this experience to our doorstep by photographing this exhilarating festival, if it is even poss
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Aug 27, 2012 Spiritual Adventures

Parade of sadhus at the Kumbh Mela Festival

One of the most amazing things to witness at the Kumbh Mela festival is the parade of sadhus (monks). The parade takes place on the main bathing just before the auspicious time for the dip in the holy Ganges river. Monks parade from their tented areas in thousands to the river. H
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May 2, 2012 Photography & Travel

Sadhus at the Kumbh Mela

Here's the final photo in our 14 day series of images of Sadhus. The biggest gathering of sadhus takes place every 3 years at the Kumbha Mela festival. It comes around again next year but time a little special. Every 12 years the full festival is celebrated and this just happen
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