Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] Kumbh Mela
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:09:50 +0530
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Tina,
Minor ones (only in comparison to this big one) keep happening every 2-3
years, mainly in Haridwar (where the Ganges reaches the plains) and
Allahabad (where the Yamuna joins up with the Ganges) - you will still have
8-10 million people attending!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

> My husband sent me that link yesterday and said we should go.  Maybe the
> next one in 2025!
>
> Have a wonderful trip.  I can't wait to see the photos.
>
> Tina
>
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
> gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Neela & I will be going to the Maha Kumbh Mela on 14th Feb, which occurs
> > once every 12 years. Yesterday, a very auspicious day, it got off to a
> > start with 8-9 million pilgrims having a dip in the Ganges - totally over
> > the next  8 weeks around 70-100 million are expected to make the trip.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/kumbh-mela-the-largest-gathering-on-earth/100438/
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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Replies: Reply from gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)
In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)