Kumbh mela 2025 Mahakumbh religious significance special in sanatan dharma

Mahakumbh 2025: Mahakumbh, organized in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is a world famous religious and cultural festival, which is organized once every 12 years. In Mahakumbh, devotees having faith in Sanatan Dharma from India and abroad come for the holy bath.

Let us tell you that this time in 2025, Mahakumbh is going to be organized from 13th January, which will end on Mahashivratri 2025 on 26th February. Let us know why Mahakumbh is so special and what is its religious significance.

Religious Importance of Mahakumbh

Mahakumbh has special significance in Sanatan Dharma. The religious significance of Kumbh Mela is related to Samudra Manthan. According to mythological and religious stories, when the gods and demons together churned the ocean, Amrit Kalash (Amrit Kalash) came out of it. Amatri Kalash is considered the symbol of Kumbh. Kumbh means Kalash (pot). But this is not an ordinary Kalash but an Amrit Kalash and this Amrit Kalash is the background of the Kumbh festival.

Dates of Mahakumbh Shahi Snan (Mahakumbh 2025 Shahi Snan Date)

Importance of royal bath in Mahakumbh

Bathing in holy rivers has been important in Hindu religion since time immemorial. But by taking the holy royal bath during Mahakumbh, a person not only gets physical but also mental and spiritual purification. It is believed that during Kumbh, the water of holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari and Shipra becomes as pure as nectar.

This is the reason why lakhs of devotees come to take bath in Prayagraj, which is organized every 12 years. Because the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati meet here, due to which the religious importance of this place increases especially.

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