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Subject: [Leica] Kumbh Mela
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:24:12 +0530
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Hotels. Have to book early, though - both trains and hotels! There are
actually 10 of us (five couples) going, arranged by a very close friend
from Delhi who is quite influential in Allahabad. It will be a street
photographers dream - I hope I do it justice.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote:

> Jayanand
>
> The obvious question to me is, with all the people descending on this
> place, where will you stay?
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
>
> 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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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)
Message from gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Kumbh Mela)