Mass gathering events is very common in India due to which there have been various instances which has made certain negative impact on our environment. Kumbh Mela is one of the largest mass gathering event on the earth. It is one of the... more
Mass gathering events is very common in India due to which there have been various instances which has made certain negative impact on our environment. Kumbh Mela is one of the largest mass gathering event on the earth. It is one of the most important and sacred festival which is celebrated four times in 12 years on the banks of river Ganga (Haridwar), river Shipra (Ujjain) . River Godavari ( Nashik) , and at the confluence of rivers the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati( Prayagraj). This time it has taken place at Prayagraj. This paper studies the water and Sanitation management and impact on the environment before and after Kumbh Mela 2019 at Prayagraj with the help of relevant data of that event collected. Moreover, it discusses what steps have been taken by the government to curb the ill effects of the place of event to be held with the implementation of new technologies like Geo-tubes and Bio-Remediation. The study shows that there were proper arrangements for the Sanitation with use of 1.22 lakhs Eco-toilets along with 20,000 dustbins. Moreover, solid waste was properly managed at most of the locations with the help of Tipper vehicles which carried the solid waste to the treatment plants. Several new STPs were installed to manage the waste generated.
The Kumbh Mela is considered as one of the world’s oldest and most significant gathering of religious pilgrims and is also one of the most significant Hindu pilgrimages. The Kumbh Mela is over 2000 years old and has been documented by... more
The Kumbh Mela is considered as one of the world’s oldest and most significant gathering of religious pilgrims and is also one of the most significant Hindu pilgrimages. The Kumbh Mela is over 2000 years old and has been documented by Chinese travelers to India during the reign of King Harshwardhan, and the 2013 Kumbh Mela held in Haridwar witnessed over 100 million visitors.
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Art events in the modern world takes place in a number of stages ranging from exhibition centers, trade fairs, vanity galleries, temporal venues or as travelling exhibitions (e.g. Body Worlds, California). Variety in frequency and... more
Art events in the modern world takes place in a number of stages ranging from exhibition centers, trade fairs, vanity galleries, temporal venues or as travelling exhibitions (e.g. Body Worlds, California). Variety in frequency and occurrences gave rise to the newest of expositions, the Biennale. Emerged as a pilot, Biennale of Venice set a trend that got itself absorbed in the urban fabric causing wavelets of transformations in course of time. The true nature of urban impacts of Biennale cannot be generalized under one title since the type and origin, the nature of changes the event propagates while it travel across countries and time varies to some extent. Regardless of what happens within the walls of museums and venues, larger effects are evident in the way how the urban realm responses to the event. What can be borrowed from these events that affect the realm outside the walls of exposition is the area of interest here for an urban designer.
Kumbh as a mass intervallic spectacle, invites pilgrims from all across the world to its four cyclic venues-each of the four cities getting a chance to host this purely religious mega event wherein millions of devotees throng the city for... more
Kumbh as a mass intervallic spectacle, invites pilgrims from all across the world to its four cyclic venues-each of the four cities getting a chance to host this purely religious mega event wherein millions of devotees throng the city for a periods extending from 30 to 45 days. The Kumbh varies in magnitude with the host city-in terms of religious significance, the time span of the event, its importance in mythology, the significance of the river, demography of the surrounding region as well as the ease of accessibility to the place. These factors cumulatively result into the eventual footfall that a particular Kumbh witnesses, which further dictates the kind of preparation that needs to be put in place to manage the crowd and the event. The funding of each Kumbh is different with each individual State Government and the Central Governments putting in different amounts for different cities, and so is the expenditure patterns of various Kumbhs. While some cities use the huge cash flow to improve the city as a whole-develop the infrastructures, provide amenities and beautify the city; some focus on the event and its proper and smooth conductance only. 323 The current paper compares and analyses the Mahakumbh at Allahabad with the Kumbh conducted at Nasik. The permanent infrastructural projects proposed, temporary arrangements done for the pilgrims and the expenditure pattern for the different Kumbh Melas shall be analyzed and compared to show that these events are similar and very different at the same time.
Kumbh Mela is a pan-Indian religious gathering. It is considered by Hindus to be the oldest religious festival known in the World History. Undoubted, it is the biggest: according to the Indian officials more than 100 million people... more
Kumbh Mela is a pan-Indian religious gathering. It is considered by Hindus to be the oldest religious festival known in the World History. Undoubted, it is the biggest: according to the Indian officials more than 100 million people attended the 2013 Kumbh Mela. The power this gathering to bind the pilgrims all over India in the present and through the history into a strong religious community comes from its continuity with the mythical times of the Vedas. Like then, in the illo tempore devotee’s main purpose is to acquire a strong purification of karma through bathing in the Ganges River in some auspicious days close to their living saints and in the presence of their invisible gods. Besides this, other religious activities are carried out in the presence or proximity of Holy Men, folk religious theatre performances being one of them. The paper, based on a personal research at Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in February 2013, will describe this theatre as integrated in the all day religious routine, focusing on its devotional aspects and its aim to mediate the epiphany to the audience. Second, I will recognize similarities in other two important rituals, serving food and bathing.
Mass gathering events is very common in India due to which there have been various instances which has made certain negative impact on our environment. Kumbh Mela is one of the largest mass gathering event on the earth. It is one of the... more
Mass gathering events is very common in India due to which there have been various instances which has made certain negative impact on our environment. Kumbh Mela is one of the largest mass gathering event on the earth. It is one of the most important and sacred festival which is celebrated four times in 12 years on the banks of river Ganga (Haridwar), river Shipra (Ujjain) . River Godavari ( Nashik) , and at the confluence of rivers the Ganges, the Yamuna, and the mythical Sarasvati( Prayagraj). This time it has taken place at Prayagraj. This paper studies the water and Sanitation management and impact on the environment before and after Kumbh Mela 2019 at Prayagraj with the help of relevant data of that event collected. Moreover, it discusses what steps have been taken by the government to curb the ill effects of the place of event to be held with the implementation of new technologies like Geo-tubes and Bio-Remediation. The study shows that there were proper arrangements for the Sanitation with use of 1.22 lakhs Eco-toilets along with 20,000 dustbins. Moreover, solid waste was properly managed at most of the locations with the help of Tipper vehicles which carried the solid waste to the treatment plants. Several new STPs were installed to manage the waste generated.
Kumbh Mela is a pan-Indian religious gathering. It is considered by Hindus to be the oldest religious festival known in the World History. Undoubted, it is the biggest: according to the Indian officials more than 100 million people... more
Kumbh Mela is a pan-Indian religious gathering. It is considered by Hindus to be the oldest religious festival known in the World History. Undoubted, it is the biggest: according to the Indian officials more than 100 million people attended the 2013 Kumbh Mela. The power this gathering to bind the pilgrims all over India in the present and through the history into a strong religious community comes from its continuity with the mythical times of the Vedas. Like then, in the illo tempore devotee’s main purpose is to acquire a strong purification of karma through bathing in the Ganges River in some auspicious days close to their living saints and in the presence of their invisible gods. Besides this, other religious activities are carried out in the presence or proximity of Holy Men, folk religious theatre performances being one of them. The paper, based on a personal research at Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in February 2013, will describe this theatre as integrated in the all day religious routine, focusing on its devotional aspects and its aim to mediate the epiphany to the audience. Second, I will recognize similarities in other two important rituals, serving food and bathing.
