Kumbhamela - The world’s greatest religious festival
In January 2001 India hosted the greatest religious gathering in human history (that takes place every 144 years): 70 million Saddhu’s, Guru’s, drop-outs and believers came together for prayer, purification and immersion in the Holy River Ganges.
Harel Stanton was there to photograph it…
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Kumbamela - the greatest show on earth
Bathing at the holy rivers
About 70,000,000 pilgrims attend the Kumbamela festival
Topics:
• The mythology of the Gods and the Devils and their fight for eternal life
• Baba Omar who holds up his hand towards the heavens for the last 30 Years
• The young Agastia who vowed to stand for 12 years
• Saddhu's, Holy men and believers in India
• Renunciation of the physical life – a way of living or a way to escape reality?
