Kumbha Mela sequence

[Artur Karp]

At 15:52 01-01-14 -0800, Luis Gonzalez-Reimann wrote:

>The sequence is:
>
>PrayAga (Allahabad)
>Nasik
>Ujjain
>HaridvAra (Hardwar)
>
>It is determined astrologically, by the position of Jupiter in the "fixed"
>constellations (ie. sidereal positions).
>
>PrayAga-------- Jupiter in Taurus (with Sun and Moon in Capricorn)
>Nasik------------ Jupiter in Leo (with Sun and Moon in Cancer)
>Ujjain------------ Jupiter in Scorpio (when the Sun enters Libra)
>Hardwar------ Jupiter in Aquarius (when the Sun enters Aries)
>
>Jupiter has a 12-year cycle,  so it takes place in a different site every 3
>years.
>
>See Kane, History of Dharmasastra, vol. 5, pt. 1: 287.

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Thank you for the reference. The official U.P. government
Kumbh Mela page at http://www.kumbhallahabad.com/
made me wonder. It looks like their sequence is

Hardwar-----------Jupiter in Aquarius (Sun and Moon in Cancer or Leo)
Allahabad---------Jupiter in Aries or Taurus (Sun and Moon in Capricorn)
Ujjain---------------Jupiter in Leo (Sun in Aries)
Nasik---------------Jupiter in Leo (Sun and Moon in Leo)

With regards,

Artur Karp