MAHA KUMBH MELA 2025

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By Khalid Umar, originally from Pakistan, is a practicing Barrister in the UK.

THE BIGGEST GATHERING OF HUMANITY ON THE PLANET EARTH IS THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS GATHERING OF HINDUS. 

It’s pure joy and ecstasy. 

NO ANIMAL SCARIFICES, NO BLOODSHED, NO UNIFORM, NO VIOLENCE, NO POLITICS, NO CONVERSIONS, NO SECTS, NO SEGREGATION, NO TRADE, NO BUSINESS. 

IT’S HINDUISM. 

Nowhere else HUMANS ever congregate(d) for a single event in such a number; be that religious, sports, war, funeral or festivity. It’s always been the KUMBH mela and this year it’s Maha Kumbh, which is celebrated every 144 years. 

The world of statistics look with awe at the statistics; 400 million people over 44 days, over 15 million taking the holy dip on the first day, a temporary city across 4,000 hectares, 150,000 tents, 3,000 kitchens, 145,000 restrooms, with 40,000 security personnel, 2,700 AI-enabled cameras, etc. These are mind boggling statistics but is not what makes me wonder. 

MY AWE IS NOT ABOUT MATERIALISM, STATISTICS OR PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THIS EVENT

It’s not about what our eyes can see. It’s not about size or numbers.  What amazes me is (what we call ancient) knowledge of the humanity’s  connection with the universe. 

It amazes me that its rituals are performed with reference to the alignment, positioning and timing of the celestial bodies in the heavens signifying human relationship with the Cosmos and its  physical and spiritual effect on human destiny and future. Its has no power structure or political polity driving it. It’s indigenous to the faith.  It’s not about an organised religion. It’s not about a hierarchy. 

This Hindus Dharma’s understanding of the humanity’s relationship with the universe, from vegetation (under our feet) to the stars (in the milky way) is an evidence of the advanced knowledge in Hinduism which has extraterrestrial roots & connections. The meditating Sadhus’ consciousness is able to reach frontiers beyond space & time. It breaks the illusion of duality of me & the universe. 

BEYOND MATERIAL SCIENCE

Here is this tsunami! Where is this storm!

From where did these Siddhas, Yogis, Tapas, Badrinad, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Haridwar, Arunachalam, Kashi come from?

A few crore people What is their home?

Where does this flow from?Where is the rush in the bus?

Where is the rush in the train? Nothing anywhere.

What is the holiest secret of Chidambara?

Endless mystery from many ages

From then till now this is a wonderful secret..

A wonderful treasure that cannot be found in any country...

This is my Bharath, blessed to be born in this land.....

This is Deva bhoomi

I think today’s space travel through rockets is a primitive technology.  Our physical bodies are not us. We don’t need to physically travel anywhere as once we understand that we are souls having a physical experience, from localised particles, we become infinite, part of the whole, present everywhere, as entangled particles exhibit; distance and time barriers lose existence. When we become pure consciousness; part of the divine light; timeless and formless. 

It’s the awe when Sadhus of Himalayas and Quantum mechanics take a holy dip together in the vast ocean of knowledge. It’s not enough to say that Hinduism is aligned with nature. There is no duality; it’s nature itself.  Being a Hindu is coming back to your natural state. 

Nature is Hindu!

Posted 31/1/2025