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The origin of cauldron festival?
Kumbh Mela is the largest religious Hindu gathering in the world and one of the festivals with the largest number of participants in the world. Its name comes from ancient myths and legends in India.

The Great Pot Festival is held in Allahabad every six years for six weeks, and as many as 70 million believers come to attend each time. Millions of believers go to the confluence of Ganges and yamuna river to bathe and purify themselves during the festival.

In four cities in India (Allahabad, Herdua, Ujain and Naxi), the "Big Pot Festival" is held every twelve years, and a half ceremony is held in Allahabad and Herdua every six years, and a small ceremony is held every three years.

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Time distribution of cauldron festival

The date of the Great Pot Festival depends on the positions of Jupiter, the sun and the moon on the ecliptic, mainly referring to the Indian calendar.

The Great Pot Festival, also known as Purna Kumbh Mela or full Kumbha Mela, is held every twelve years. The big pot festival in Allahabad was held three years after the big pot festival in Heldwa, and the big pot festivals in Nasik and Youjiaen were held in the same year or one year apart.

Half Kumbh Mela is held between two big pot festivals, that is, once every six years. Allahabad and Heldua have a half-can festival.

Maha Kumbh Mela is held after 12 big pot festivals, that is, 144 once.

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