Kumbh Mela pilgrimage and festival cycle
South Asian Traditions Rite / ceremony
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Kumbh Mela pilgrimage and festival cycle is cataloged as a Rite / ceremony within South Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “India” and its period or origin is “Historical pilgrimage cycle–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “North Indian Hindu pilgrimage traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Kumbh Mela; Kumbha Mela
- Parent tradition
- North Indian Hindu pilgrimage traditions
- Public geographic context
- India
- Period / origin
- Historical pilgrimage cycle–present
- Living / historical status
- Living multi-site mass-pilgrimage cycle
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateIndia
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Kumbh Mela pilgrimage and festival cycle. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3197. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3197
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