Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela Spectacles

The most popular attraction of the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela to a lay foreigner would be the ever present bizarre spectacles at every nook and corner of the Mela Kshetra

Through our Kalpavāsi programs we would provide you with the right information about these seemingly mindless acts of faith albeit seen as over- sensationalistic by a section of the society

We believe that it is our duty as Indians and Hindus to demystify the so called superstition of the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela

You can expect to see a lot of naked men known as the Naga Sadhus roaming around, instead of looking at the nakedness we encourage you to look at the total renunciation these men have made, they have given up everything, even their cloths; possessing nothing but the quest for truth

Titeeksha sadhana, Panchagni sadhana, Hatt Yoga – on one foot, one arm, beards, etc are some of the spectacles one is surely to find in the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela. please expect many more such acts of faith

Also we would point out the rarest and the most mind boggling spectacles’, we believe that this is one element that the guest would certainly miss to see even if he/she were to roam the whole of India, because these spectacles’ are never publicized and the practitioners all most always prefer loneliness and seclusion

Kalpavasi.com is constantly trying to identify such bizarre & mind boggling spectacles and present them in a way that the modern visitor with his scientific questioning bent of mind shall through logical understanding of all that is now associated with superstition and ignorance, experience the real India through the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela

The kumbha mela reveals the most well hidden secrects of hindu ascetics. in this video we see sadhus performing the rare panchagni sadhana and the titeesha sadhana

The panchagni sadhana is performed by the sadhaka (ascetic) by meditating with five sides of fire. he makes a circle of fire around him and places the fifth fire on his head. panchagni sadhana is a very difficult part of the hatt yoga wing

The titeesha sadhana involves facing the sun with ones back for the whole day. the sadhaka faces west in the morning and ends the day in the east turning and meditating with the sun's movement in the skys. it is amazing to see the difference in temperature of the ascetics body, the back burns at 45 degree centigrade while the fornt torso reaches minus 10 degrees centigrade. titeeksha is a very difficult part of the hatt yoga wing