Pray for Hindu pilgrims traveling to the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India
South Asia has the greatest concentration of lostness in the world. Of 1.5 billion people, 969 million South Asians — including 80 percent of India’s population — still worship Hindu idols made by the hands of men. The Kumbh Mela draws the largest gathering in the world. Ten million people gathered for the Kumbh Mela April 14, 1998, the last Kumbh Mela that was held in Haridwar, India. The lostness that is there day-to-day and that congregates in Haridwar by the millions every 12th year is virtually untouched. This year, the Kumbh Mela, already under way in Haridwar, will continue through the end of April. Here you will find resources that will help you pray specifically for Hindus who are traveling on pilgrimage to wash in the Ganges River in Haridwar in a desperate search for forgiveness of sin and eternal life.
A Hindu sadhu carries a kumbh, or pitcher, to collect water from the Ganges River in Allahabad, India. The next large Kumbh Mela will be in 2013 in Allahabad.
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“He serves a Hindu deity that he believes lives on” (Read…>)
“Hindus hope to have their sins forgiven at India’s Kumbh Mela festivals” (Read…>)
“Millions seek cleansing at Hindu festival” (Read…>)
“FIRST-PERSON: Hindus — like everyone else — search for God” (Read…>)
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“The Hindu Pilgrims of the Kumbh Mela – Part One” (Read…>)
“The Hindu Pilgrims of the Kumbh Mela – Part Two” (Read…>)
“Millions of faithful to go for a drop of immortality” (Read…>)
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