It was winter of 1983-84, my last year of college in Allahabad, when Ardh Kumbh happened. Being not so ritualistically inclined even though had been actively religious and believer, me and my friend discussed rather amusingly and decided to visit Ardh Kumbh lest we lose this opportunity of Sangam Sanaan which we may repent when we grow old and turn ritualistically religious then. So we went riding the cycle rickshaw from college in Teliarganj to Sangam.
This was only a Ardh Kumbh. The crowd was large but nowhere near what we had always known about the Kumbh. . We could leisurely perform what we came for. It was like a routine.
Kumbhs are different and huge, very huge. This was not kumbh, this is Ardh Kumbh.
May God give benefit of doubt to all those who were seen flocking to Sangam for a Kumbh Sanana last year. May He bestow on them His complete blessings, otherwise reserved for some other time. It is gullible surrender of public to the tricks of politicians who showcased a local — regional— Ardh Kumbh, as a Kumbh, which it is not.
Ardh Kumbh–which happens after six years– is very small mainly a kind of regional affair compared to a Kumbh a national event–which happens after twelve years– and it has also been of much less importance. People hardly ever noticed or talked about a ardh kumbh previously outside Allahabad or nearby region.
Ardh Kumbh–which happens after six years– is very small mainly a kind of regional affair compared to a Kumbh a national event–which happens after twelve years– and it has also been of much less importance. People hardly ever noticed or talked about a ardh kumbh previously outside Allahabad or nearby region.
God only knows if He would like to back lies. Turning Ardh kumbh into a Kumbh, and giving it shape of a large promoted event, people have been made to believe the narrative through media hype. Politicians of all colors and caps are using up this built up vastness like a canvas for canvassing ...
