Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] Kumbh Mela
From: gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:49:34 +0000
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Jayanand

The obvious question to me is, with all the people descending on this place, 
where will you stay?

Gerry

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On 15 Jan 2013, at 15:39, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tina,
> Minor ones (only in comparison to this big one) keep happening every 2-3
> years, mainly in Haridwar (where the Ganges reaches the plains) and
> Allahabad (where the Yamuna joins up with the Ganges) - you will still have
> 8-10 million people attending!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
> wrote:
> 
>> My husband sent me that link yesterday and said we should go.  Maybe the
>> next one in 2025!
>> 
>> Have a wonderful trip.  I can't wait to see the photos.
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
>> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
>> gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Neela & I will be going to the Maha Kumbh Mela on 14th Feb, which occurs
>>> once every 12 years. Yesterday, a very auspicious day, it got off to a
>>> start with 8-9 million pilgrims having a dip in the Ganges - totally over
>>> the next  8 weeks around 70-100 million are expected to make the trip.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/kumbh-mela-the-largest-gathering-on-earth/100438/
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>> 
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