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MahaKumbh Quiz
12 Questions
6 mins
1 Language
Today is Maghi Poornima Day, the last Amrit Snan at MahaKumbh before Shivaratri. Kumbha is the Mela Raja, a microcosm of Hindu India’s spiritual life. Even the avowedly agnostic Nehru was moved by “the tremendous faith that had drawn our people for untold generations.”
Why is the Kumbh Mela called Kumbh? How does Kumbh reveal our knowledge of astronomy? Who are Kalpavasis? Who brought the Sadhus to Kumbh?
