PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Question
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How often is the Kumbh Mela held?
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Every 2 years
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Every 5 years
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Every 15 years
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Every 12 years
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 2023, Magh Kumbh Mela has been organized at Prayag. It will be held for the usual 45 days this year, from 6 January to 18 February.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kumbh Mela is held at an interval of 12 years. The last Kumbh Mela was held in Haridwar in 2012 and was supposed to be held again in 2022. However, it is now set to be held in 2021. Incidentally, this is the first time in 100 years that the Kumbh Mela has been preponed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh lists the following melas: an annual mela and a Kumbh Mela every 12 years at Haridwar; a mela held at Trimbak when Jupiter enters Leo (that is, once in 12 years); and an annual mela held at Prayag (in modern Allahabad) in Magh.
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