Kumbh 2021: Astrology, Mortality and the Indifference to Life of Leaders and Stars
The Kumbh is held every 12 years but the Haridwar mela comes 11 years after the last because the Centre and the state government chose to appease astrologers rather than look after public health.
Huge crowds gathered at Haridwar for the Kumbh Mela. Photo: Reuters
Religion4 hours ago
Kumbh Melas are held every 12 years. The last Haridwar Kumbh Mela was held in 2010. The actual due date for the âcurrentâ Kumbh at Haridwar was 2022, not 2021. So how did it get advanced by one whole lethal year at a time India’s second Covid wave was expected and epidemiological studies indicate that second waves of infection are always worse than the first? Let me tell you the reason.