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KUMBH MELA 2016

Consecration of the Deities at Nithyanandeshwari Temple, Ujjain

15th April, 2016: His Divine Holiness consecrates the Nithyanandeshwara – Nithyanandeshwari Deity at the temple in the Ujjain Kumbh Mela premises.

16th April 2016: His Divine Holiness arrives at the Mahanirvani Akhada premises at Kumbh Ghat, Ujjain.

16th April 2016: He is greeted by the Mahamandaleshvars and given special honors.

Large Crowds Gather at the Premises of His Divine Holiness at the Kumbh Ghat in Ujjain

15th April, 2016 – 25th May, 2016: More than 5000 people attended the 48-day program called “Shuddhadvaitam” at the Simhasth Kumbh, where they were initiated by his Divine Holiness into more than 400 extraordinary Shaktis (powers) or Paramashiva. Apart from this, more than 1 lakh subjects of the Mahanirvani kingdom would visit the premises daily for blessings from His Divine Holiness.

Peshwai - Entering The City of Ujjain

18th April, 2018 – His Divine Holiness enters the city of Ujjain in a grand and colourful procession across the city. Subjects of the Kingdom gather in large numbers to welcome Him. A dazzling display of deities also accompanies his entry into the city, with the presiding deity of the Mahanirvani Akhada – Sri Kapila Muni – at the forefront. 

 

Meeting with and Felicitating other Sadhus of the Mahanirvani Akhada

21st April, 2016: His Divine Holiness visits Mahanirvani Akhada’s camp and meets with the other Mahmandaleshvars to discuss the affairs of the Kingdom.

21st April 2016: A traditional feast (Bhandara) organized at the Mahanirvani Akhada camp to welcome His Divine Holiness and all his Sanyasis to Ujjain. 

25th April, 2016: His Divine meets with and blesses the many Sadhus and Sanyasis who visit the Nithyanandeshwari temple to receive his blessings.

Royal Procession on the way to the first Snaan (Royal Ritualistic Bath in the sacred river Kshipra) of the Kumbh Mela

22nd April 2016: His Divine Holiness, along with Sanyasis of the Nithyananda Tradition, and the Naga Sadhus of the Mahanirvani Akhada, on their way to the first Snaan (the first of three ritualistic dips in the sacred river Kshipra).

22nd April, 2016: His Divine Holiness, along with the Sanyasis (monks) of the Nithyananda Sampradaya (tradition) attend the first Snan – the first of three auspicious dips in the river Kshipra which is the highlight of the Kumbh festival.

“Snaan means showering your inner and outer space with completion. 5000 years before Vedic Rishis established that water has memory. When thousands of enlightened masters stand in that water, it becomes nectar forever. Fears are completed and leave your system when you enter that water. Desires are fulfilled and patterns are burnt away; new Kundalini Energy awakens in your system.”  His Divine Holiness Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

Inaugurating the Nithyanandeshwari Temple at Kumbh Ghat, Ujjain at Kumbha Mela

23rd April, 2016: His Divine Holiness inaugurates the Nithyanandeshwari Temple at the Kumbh Ghat at Ujjain

Mahamandaleshvars of the Mahanirvani Akhada make their way towards the final Shahi Snaan of the Kumbh Mela

21st May, 2016: His Divine Holiness goes on a final procession for the third and last Shahi Snaan of the Ujjain Simhasth Kumbh Mela. He is accompanied by the Mahamandaleshvars of Mahanirvani Akhada. The Subjects of the kingdom all gather and crowd around His Divine Holiness, seeking blessings on the auspicious occasion.

Anna Daan

Dashnami ascetics are graded according to their spiritual attainment into four categories as follows:

  1. Kutichaka: He is an ascetic who has renounced the world and lives in a hut engaged in contemplation and worship. He subsists on alms given to him by others. 
  2. Bahudaka: Such ascetics collect alms in kind but never in cash. 
  3. Hansa: Such ascetics are well-versed in Vedanta (Scriptural knowledge) and pursue the aim of attaining complete knowledge of the Supreme Being.
  4. Paramahamsa: Such ascetics represent the stage of highest spiritual evolution.

Dashnami ascetics are graded according to their spiritual attainment into four categories as follows:

  1. Kutichaka: He is an ascetic who has renounced the world and lives in a hut engaged in contemplation and worship. He subsists on alms given to him by others. 
  2. Bahudaka: Such ascetics collect alms in kind but never in cash. 
  3. Hansa: Such ascetics are well-versed in Vedanta (Scriptural knowledge) and pursue the aim of attaining complete knowledge of the Supreme Being.
  4. Paramahamsa: Such ascetics represent the stage of highest spiritual evolution.