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040			_cKinley Yangden
082			_aNF 294.53609542 NAR
100			_aNarain, Badri.
245			_aKumbh mela and the sadhus : _bthe quest for immortality / _cBadri narain and Kedar Narain.
260			_aIndia : _bPilgrims Publishing, _c2010.
300			_a143 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aKumbh is the sura total of all the Tirtahs(pilgrimage spots.) Beyond the limits of religion, Kumbh is to gain Salvation, getting rid of one's burden of accumulated sins. It is the oldest recorded sacred moment on earth. The crowd of Hindu monks and their Royal procession the Shahi or Syahi forms the main attraction at Kumbh, w2here naked ascetics, the Nagas, recognized for their quick anger and aggressive nature, move out of their Akhara enclosures. The different Akharas, Sadhus and Sany asis particularly the Nagas, appear to have gained much importance after an incidence at Kumbh Prayag in 1954. Although there are a number of storie3s on record for the aggressive disposition and religious fights by the Nagas, it can be said that without the Sadhus, there can be no Kumbh.
650			_aKumbha Melā (Hindu festival).
650			_aKumbha Melā (Hindu festival) _xPictorial works.
650			_aSadhus _zIndia.
700			_aNarain, Kedar.
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