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Kumbh @ Nashik 2015

            Nasik Kumbh Mela is celebrated when Jupiter and the sun falls on the zodiac sign, Leo. The celebration of Kumbh Mela depends on the position of Jupiter (Brhaspati) and the sun. When the Sun is in Aries (Mesh Rashi) and Jupiter in Aquarius, it is celebrated in Haridwar. When Jupiter is in Taurus (Vrishabha Rashi) and the Sun is in Capricorn (Makar Rashi), then kumbh is celebrated at Prayag. Mela is celebrated in Ujjain when Jupiter and the Sun are in Scorpio (Vrishchik Rashi). It is said that when the Jupiter and the sun falls on the zodiac sign, Leo; then Kumbh Mela is celebrated at Trimbakeshwar in Nasik. Kumbh Mela is celebrated with great pomp and show, crowd gets crazy and scenario of the fare is breath taking. Devotees congregate and perform several rites and rituals. Numbers of ceremonies are performed like religious discussions, devotional singing, mass feeding of holy men and women and poor, out of which bathing is considered as most sacred and takes place at the bank of river in every town, where Kumbh is celebrated.
   

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Taken in: India / Maharashtra / Nashik / Pradhan Park (show map)

Taken on: September 28, 2015

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P310, f/2.8, 1/30 sec, 4.3mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX P310
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	4.3mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	COOLPIX P310 V1.0
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