The Hindu Mela (transl. Hindu fair) was an annual political and cultural festival (mela) that took place in India during the late 19th century. Initially...

with Hindu monasteries across the Indian subcontinent. However, there is no historical literary evidence of these mass pilgrimages called "Kumbha Mela" prior...

visitors. An Ardh Kumbh Mela was held in early 2019. The next full Kumbh mela is scheduled for 2025. The exact date is based on the Hindu luni-solar calendar...

Mela is a mela, associated with Hinduism and held in the city of Haridwar, India held every 12 years. The exact date is determined according to Hindu...

Ambubachi Mela (/ˈæmbʊˌbɑ:ʧɪ,ˌ æmbʊˈbɑ:ʧɪ ˈmeɪlə, mi:lə/) is an annual Hindu mela (gathering) held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. This yearly mela is...

Gangasagar. The mela is celebrated on 14 or 15 January every year. Gangasagar Mela is the second largest Hindu fair (after Kumbh Mela). Many people from...

fathers of Hindu nationalism. He founded the Hindu Mela (which was inaugurated by Rajnarayan Basu ) the pioneer institution behind the genesis of Hindu nationalism...

Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Island Gita Mahotsav Haridwar Kumbh Mela Jhiri Mela Kapal Mochan Mela, Haryana Kumbh Mela Mela Maghi at Muktsar Minjar Mela Perfect...

Ujjain Simhastha is a Hindu religious mela held every 12 years in the Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh, India. The name is also transliterated as Sinhastha...

Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha is a Hindu religious mela held every 12 years in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. The name of the festival is...

(January/February) near river banks and sacred tanks near Hindu temples. About every twelve years, Magha melas coincide with what is believed by faithful as an...

a religious and universal order by which its followers abide. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in...

Mitra. Dwijendranath was closely associated with Hindu Mela. He also composed patriotic songs for Hindu Mela. Songwriting was his habit. The Brahma Sangeet...

The term Bhagavata, state Brandon and Banham, refers to the Hindu text Bhagavata Purana. Mela is a Sanskrit word that means "gathering, meeting of a group"...

Indian members of the Indian Civil Service List of Kolkata Presidencians Hindu Mela List of Bengali-language authors (alphabetical) "Satyendranath Tagore...

Hindus (Hindustani: [ˈɦɪndu] ; /ˈhɪnduːz/; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana...

pilgrims), Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, Umarkot Shiv Mandir (famous...

Hindus have experienced both historical and ongoing religious persecution and systematic violence, in the form of forced conversions, documented massacres...

1954 Kumbh Mela "stampede" was a major crowd crush that occurred on 3 February 1954 at Kumbha Mela in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh state in India. It was...

On 10 February 2013, during the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, a stampede broke out at the train station in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, killing 42...

observe the Hindu Solar New Year. The Bengali Hindu Community also celebrates its new year 'Pohela Baisakh' on this day. A Baisakhi Mela or fair is also...

Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. Deities in Hinduism are as diverse as its traditions, and a Hindu can choose to be polytheistic...

Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ramdev Pir in Tando Allahyar in Sindh, Pakistan. The annual Ramapir Mela festival is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage...

Dwarka and Rameswaram. Holy Fairs: The Kumbh Mela (the "pitcher festival") is one of the holiest of Hindu pilgrimages that is held four times every twelve...

The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्ग), is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent...

Kumbha Mela is celebrated at these four places every twelve years for this reason. People believe that after bathing there during the Kumbha mela, one can...

Tando Allahyar District, in Sindh. The annual Ramdevpir mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. Umarkot Shiv Mandir –The three-day...

for treats in some areas, melas (fairs), dances, kite flying, bonfires and feasts. The Magha Mela is mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Many observers...

pilgrims visit this shrine every year. It is famous for the mela of Shraavana (a month of the Hindu calendar), between July and August. About 8 to 10 million...

small abodes) pilgrimage circuit. Kumbh Mela: The Kumbh Mela (the "pitcher festival") is one of the holiest of Hindu pilgrimages that is held every three...