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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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"...

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...

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...

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

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...

— including to an impressed Brahmo nationalist, newspaper editor, and Hindu Mela organizer. However, Tagore also mentions that it was a teacher at his...

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

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

attached belief. An eponymously named mela is held annually here. It is one of the largest gatherings of Hindus in the region following the Amarnath pilgrimage...

general conference of Hindu leaders from all over India during 1915 Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. Preparatory sessions of the All India Hindu Sabha were held at...

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

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...

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

also called as Rai Kristo Das Pal Bahadur. He was one of the patrons of Hindu Mela He died on 24 July 1884 from diabetes. Speaking after his death, Lord...

following are some such fairs and festivals: Kurali da Mela Jarag da Mela Chappar da Mela A large Hindu fair is held in Jalandhar city. The fair of Baba Sodal...

Harela Mela is a fair that takes place every year from 16 July to 21 July and is usually held on the RamLeela Ground in Bhimtal. The Harela Mela commemorates...

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...

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...

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...