Superstars Celebs At Maha Kumbh - Page 4

Originally posted by: WormikaGrubby

So you're not a fan of ad hominem attacks. But not very consistent about it; you don't seem to mind them when it suits your POV.

Anyway yes ' Maha' kumbh is a made up concept. And what those websites says about a once in 144 yrs alignment of planets is BS as well. Almost as if everything people believe in isn't true.

This year on 25th January, there was some planetary alignment. It was everywhere on social media.

Dear, I don't want to discuss it, not really... it is a current narrative (the 144 years in combination with the Maha Kumbh) done by people with respective agendas (mainly pecuniary ones - as I see it)...it's nowhere in ancient scriptures (what I read)...and the thing about (now?) five locations - it seems also quite a changed narrative... maha kumbh is ancient, it's the mela that got added with times (also to the other existing 'kumbhs')...it hadn't been 'melas' originally...

But let us not get into a discussion who is right or wrong as history often gets changed with those leading a country...

The amount of Woke misinformation on this thread is nauseating.

The Kumbh is an astronomical event when Jupiter enters Taurus and Sun Aquarius. It happens once every ~12 Years but this time is special because 7 planets are aligned along the elliptical line(Venus will join in the next couple of days) making them all Visible during the Night sky.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/planetary-alignment-2025

While the planetary alignment in itself is a rare event(Happening once every 3 to 5 years), conjunction with Jupiter's Taurus and Suns Aquarian position is extremely rare happening once in 144 Years. The Indian sages called it Maha Kumbh suggesting that the Sky was OPEN during this event for spiritual cleansing.

Even if you aren't spiritual in any sense, it's a celebration of Indian astronomy/astrology from hundreds of years ago and the calculations they could do without any advanced devices.

Originally posted by: DivineAngel

This year on 25th January, there was some planetary alignment. It was everywhere on social media.

Well idk about that. That's possible. But the idea that the alignment has anything to do with the concept of 'Maha kumbh' is ..you know. There have been way too many maha kumbhs in the past decades for the once in 144 years thing to make sense. Even astrologers are disputing it.

If Uranus is high up in the sky ,I do not want to look at it through binoculars. I don't want anybody to look at M'ars either.

Other things apart..Kumbh was indeed called Magh Mela in older times..considering happens in Magh month

Originally posted by: WormikaGrubby

Well idk about that. That's possible. But the idea that the alignment has anything to do with the concept of 'Maha kumbh' is ..you know. There have been way too many maha kumbhs in the past decades for the once in 144 years thing to make sense. Even astrologers are disputing it.

Well ya not sure if it is related to kumbh mela. But there was some alignment astrologically.

I personally doubt taking a dip in the river can take away our sins, I mean the rivers are polluted. So it does not make sense in kalyuga. Maybe in previous yugas it was true.

Or my spiritual knowledge is not that great.

Originally posted by: DivineAngel

Well ya not sure if it is related to kumbh mela. But there was some alignment astrologically.

I personally doubt taking a dip in the river can take away our sins, I mean the rivers are polluted. So it does not make sense in kalyuga. Maybe in previous yugas it was true.

Or my spiritual knowledge is not that great.

Yes, this exactly. In this day and age where everything is polluted in more than one sense it's not going to make much of a difference. Also it's said Naama Japa is the most effective way in the Kali Yuga.

The Sangam dipping concept hinges on a metaphor. The three rivers represent the three naadis ( channels) in your pranic system. Sushumna in the center with the 7 chakras , Pingala and Ida on either side , they channel Sattva ,Rajas and Tamas respectively. As our mind ,intellect and indriyas channel these energies we end up interacting with the world and incurring karma , some of which counts as sin. When we bathe in the stream of Jnaana , the Supreme knowledge ,we rise above these energies, we rise above our senses and attachment to the world ,eventually clearing ourselves of 'sin'. Whatever time we have left on earth would be spent on what the Gita calls Nishkaama Karma ,action without attachment. So not exactly a literal ritual in a river . And all of this is extremely challenging in the Kali Yuga. Even if you find the right teacher to give you that knowledge ,with the incurred karmic imprints of so many lifetimes it's very hard to focus on an austere life in a chaotic world. So surrendering yourself to God and uttering his or her name with devotion would be way more effective compared to symbolic rituals.

As a cultural event the Kumbh Mela is a great idea . Believers get to gather in a place, meet each other and share experiences ,even meet learned holy people on their way ,a sense of togetherness etc. But unfortunately that's not what's happening there. IIT Babas, Item Girl Matajis and insta influencers have taken over. And with all the safety hazards it's a tragedy waiting to happen , if that stampede was an indication.

Originally posted by: WormikaGrubby

Yes, this exactly. In this day and age where everything is polluted in more than one sense it's not going to make much of a difference. Also it's said Naama Japa is the most effective way in the Kali Yuga.

The Sangam dipping concept hinges on a metaphor. The three rivers represent the three naadis ( channels) in your pranic system. Sushumna in the center with the 7 chakras , Pingala and Ida on either side , they channel Sattva ,Rajas and Tamas respectively. As our mind ,intellect and indriyas channel these energies we end up interacting with the world and incurring karma , some of which counts as sin. When we bathe in the stream of Jnaana , the Supreme knowledge ,we rise above these energies, we rise above our senses and attachment to the world ,eventually clearing ourselves of 'sin'. Whatever time we have left on earth would be spent on what the Gita calls Nishkaama Karma ,action without attachment. So not exactly a literal ritual in a river . And all of this is extremely challenging in the Kali Yuga. Even if you find the right teacher to give you that knowledge ,with the incurred karmic imprints of so many lifetimes it's very hard to focus on an austere life in a chaotic world. So surrendering yourself to God and uttering his or her name with devotion would be way more effective compared to symbolic rituals.

As a cultural event the Kumbh Mela is a great idea . Believers get to gather in a place, meet each other and share experiences ,even meet learned holy people on their way ,a sense of togetherness etc. But unfortunately that's not what's happening there. IIT Babas, Item Girl Matajis and insta influencers have taken over. And with all the safety hazards it's a tragedy waiting to happen , if that stampede was an indication.

Yes chanting the name of Krishna is the ideal way. Even that is harder than we think. It is said that you can not even utter his name without his permission. God works in mysterious ways.

Won't dispute this anymore...maybe all those people who wrote about Kumbhs and Maha Kumbh and then the melas added and also the astrological connection I had read, just forgot to mention that. I'm not an expert, only a curious person...and not 'aware' (!) about certain changes through time