A month is not enough time. At the confluence of the 3 sacred rivers. These monks are followers of Shiva and Vishnu. The sounds of a festive parade transform the streets of Allahabad, India into the site of an age old celebration. Music and colorful floats mark the opening days excitement of the Maha Kumba Mela Festival.
Elephants carry their spiritual passengers while many others arrive on foot or by bicycle.
Here, you can witness monks, pilgrims, and religious devotees coming from their remote dwellings and hiding places to gather for a taste of history. They experience the essence of their culture at the largest spiritual gathering of humanity, the Maha Kumba Mela. It is certain that we are entering an ancient scene, a holy scene, witnessed by those three thousand years before us.