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Prayagraj Kumbh Mela is the largest human gathering on the planet.The Prayagraj Kumbh Mela is also the oldest of the four Kumb sites, and it dates back over 2000 years. A Chinese traveller made the first written details of the festival. The numbers for the Kumbh Mela are staggering, across the 49 days the event takes places in Prayagraj more than 100-million people will attend, with over 40 million on the most auspicious days alone!Some pilgrims and holy leaders will stay for the whole event, while others will visit on certain days. The Kumbh Mela happens every six years, while the full Kumbh occurs every 12 years. Every three years a kind of Kumbh will take place, while the Mahakumbh takes place every 144 years.The Kumbh takes place in four different cities every three years.Sadhus are one of the holiest persons in Hinduism, and for many, a chance to meet and be blessed by a Sadhu is a special moment at the Kumbh Mela. Naga Sadhus are the most auspicious of the Sadhus, and one of the key events is the procession on the most important bathing day let by the Sadhus before dawn. Sadhus have given up all their earthly possessions, including clothes, and thus are naked apart from their holy jewellery, accessories and their ash coating which gives the white skin appearance.
