Description : Kumbha fair (Kumbhamela) in the early morning mist. India. Kumbha mela is a Hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations: Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. Each twelve-year cycle includes one Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Kumbh fair) at Prayag, which is attended by millions of people, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world.