Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 in Haridwar at Ganga River - Half Kumbh Mela Dates Details

Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 is going start from 14 January and will continue till 22 April. Ardh Kumbh Mela will held in Haridwar this year. Kumbh Mela is very important festival for the Hindu culture. Hindu has faith on bath in the Kumbh Mela.

People and Sadhus from all over world come to take bath in the Kumbh Mela and their sins will go. In Ardh Kumbh Mela is attended by Hindu Devotees. Ardh Kumbh (Half Kumbh) Mela occurs between the two Purna Kumbha Melas at Prayag and Haridwar.

In Kumbh Mela at Haridwar people take holy bath in River Ganga to wash their sins. The Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 is on Ganga River at Haridwar. In Ardh Kumbh Fair 2016 large number of Naga Baba, Sadhus, Yogis, Swamis and Hindu Devotees come from all over India. The important thing about Ardh Kumbh Mela is main ritual to take bath in the river.

The word Ardh means Half, Kumbh means pot, Aquarius and Mela means Fair so it is named as Ardh Kumbh Mela. This festival is one of the largest peaceful gatherings in the world, and as the ‘world's largest congregation of religious pilgrims’.

Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 Dates:

14 January, Thursday: Makar Sankranti (First Snan)

8 February, Monday: Mauni Amavasya (Second Snan)

12 February, Friday: Vasant Panchami (Third Snan)

22 February, Monday: Magh Purnima (Fourth Snan)

07 March, Monday: Mahashivratri (First Shahi Snan)

07 April, Thursday: Chaitra Amavasya (Second Shahi Snan)

08 April, Friday: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada

14 April, Thursday: Mesha Sankranti

15April, Friday: Ram Navami

22April, Friday: Chaitra Shukla Purnima

Hindus believe that Lord Brahma gave gods a piece of advice to rid them of their weakness, caused during the creation of the earth and story is based on it. Haridwar Ardh Kumbh Fair is Hindu mythological scriptures. Haridwar Ardh Kumbh Mela 2016 is back again so be the part of it.