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Kumbh Mela HINDU FESTIVAl Kumbh Mela , also called  Kumbha Mela , in  Hinduism , religious  festival  that is celebrated four times over the course of 12 years, the site of the observance rotating between four  pilgrimage  places on four sacred rivers—at  Haridwar  on the  Ganges River , at  Ujjain  on the Shipra, at  Nashik  on the  Godavari , and at Prayag (modern  Prayagraj ) at the  confluence  of the Ganges, the  Jamuna , and the mythical  Sarasvati . Each site’s celebration is based on a distinct set of astrological positions of the Sun, the Moon, and Jupiter, the holiest time occurring at the exact moment when these positions are fully occupied. The Kumbh Mela at Prayag, in particular, attracts millions of pilgrims. In addition, a Great Kumbh Mela festival is held every 144 years at Prayag; the 2001 festival attracted some 60 million people. Attendees at the Kumbh M...