Kumbh Festival | India from Above | National Geographic

Prayagraj, one of India’s holiest sites, hosts the world's largest religious gathering - the Kumbh festival. Learn how the supervising officers prepare a safety net for the devout pilgrims. Watch India From Above on National Geographic. #NatGeoIndia
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[@varahamihir_]

This is what we are! We gave the knowledge the wisdom the culture and several things...we are the oldest over here with this astounding culture... We reside in this world before any religion... We are eternals... Jai hind jai bharat.

[@ammanagrawal762]

Very beautifully depicted.

[@varahamihir_]

@@ammanagrawal762 that's our identity bro..

[@varahamihir_]

@Sanket Sourav Sahoo Clappings.... Kaha se ate ho tum jaise log...kaha ki bat kaha pahucha di...nahane se hi to hota hai pollution....jab kuch anpadh thoda padh likh lete hain na...to culture ko aisi ki taisi krte hain....thoda art and culture padho...ved upanishad padho...tab ake yahan gyan pelna...angrezi me..😹😹

[@varahamihir_]

@Sanket Sourav Sahoo ok...then initiate something better....and its better to work than to perform this blah blah thing.....

[@varahamihir_]

@Sanket Sourav Sahoo i don't need to...bro... thought u as an intellectual...but u r a kid... got to crack upsc...2 mains exams..but yet to deliver the ace... Thoda gehrai se padhna hai abhi tumhe... mai bhi tumhari age me bahut idealistic hua karta tha... gehrai me jaoge...tb pta chalegi sachchai...best of luck for your future...

[@nehaverma8908]

This is our glorious history, not mythology. We not only believe it but we live it...🚩

[@tango2olo]

Its NOT a myth, hence not a mythology.

[@knd6759]

and we cherish it.

[@maha-madpedo-gayphukumber1533]

It's not myth it's history.

[@herfizhussin]

Nat geo say so.

[@crewrangergaming9582]

​@@herfizhussin Many studies prove there was a big river flowing through the very regions that is mentioned in ancient texts, the geologists studied the land and concluded the river may have dried up 10,000 years ago

[@Mishra77]

I live nearby sangam prayagaraj..i daily visit this place The holy sight of india❤️🇮🇳

[@sudhanshubajpai1916]

Kahan rehte ho bhaiya jo tm daily visit kr lete ho arail ya daraganj

[@manu_g_66]

you are going to die soon due to pollution

[@sudhanshubajpai1916]

@@manu_g_66 U will live for 200 years congratulationss

[@vijidurvasula7744]

I visited it 3 months ago and was disappointed with lack of infrastructure or amenities for tourists! How do they handle thousands of Bhakts for the mela?

[@sudhanshubajpai1916]

@@vijidurvasula7744 Mam separate temporary arrangements are made. But yes pilgrims has to face so much problem then also.

[@deepakrs_007]

It is reality not mythology. The world is dream state. Consciousness is supreme absolute state.

[@rand_-mk5lb]

What about depression?

[@deepakrs_007]

@@rand_-mk5lb Depression, is a state of mind , when mind expect good from world , or good from himself, but the person is not getting what he wants, so person continuously keep himself sad by imagination that world is not good, this state creates certain chemical in persons mind. Those chemicals cannot be killed by medication of depression such as serotinin, or dopamine. The solution to depression is 1) accept the reality as it is. 2) stop those repetitive thoughts by engaging yourself out of your routine world. 3) walk on ground barefoot for half hour 4) cook food for yourself. 5) observe people who have more pain in life than you yourself, but still they are happy with what they have. Depression is also a state of mind , a mental illness which can be eradicated by just pure consciousness principles.

[@rand_-mk5lb]

@@deepakrs_007 I love this, thanks.

[@bhagatsinghfans8735]

I really respect for national geographic team to provide this video thanks 🙏

[@manikantatatvamasi7804]

Saraswati river is not mythical, it is proven by many modern research

[@yellowNred]

This is what happens when NG or someone else cover our culture. We should have our own NG, History and Discovery channels and set the record straight.

[@PragyaTGupta]

same thought came to me 😀

[@28W293]

Inko har chiz mythical lagta hai

[@RogerCollectz]

Pretty sure it is, along with all else things hindu, shiva vishnu brahma all mythical creatures. 😊 👍🏼

[@RogerCollectz]

@@yellowNredeverything hindu is mythological

[@ldnuk482]

I am sure I was Hindu in a past life and my family have said the same, I am white British. I really hope to visit India before I leave this particular body, especially one of the kumbh melas and the city of Varanasi 🙏💫🕉💫🙏

[@tejaspatel973]

To you and your beloved family, most welcome to India. 🙏🇮🇳🙏💐

[@Dharmic_Republic_of_Bharat]

Universe is Indeed and it undergoes through infinite number of deaths & rebirths . According to Hinduism ; One day of Lord Bramha is 8.64 Billion Earth years , his total life is 100 years which is equal to 311 Trillion years . 311 Trillion years is the total age of our universe . We are currently at 1st day of his ( Bramha ) 51st year which is equal to 157 Trillion years. His one day is called a kalpa ,30 days is 30 kalpa ., his one day is divided into Manvantars , a Manvantar has number of Mahayugas and in a Mahayuga there are 4 yugas . 4:3:2:1 Kaliyuga = 432000 years Kaliyuga×2 = Dwapar yuga 864000 years Kaliyuga ×3 = Treta yuga 1296000 years Kaliyuga ×4 = Satya yuga 1728000 years . Kaliyuga is the last & smallest yuga when it ends there will be Satyuga again . As per scriptures Kaliyuga is just started , only 5300 years have passed untill now . The ratio 4:3:2:1 Dharma stands on 4 pillars in Satyuga where Good & evil lived in separate lokas . Dharma stands on 3 pillars in Tretayuga where good & evil lived on same place or loka ( earth is called Bhuloka , a place in universe where it is located ) Example :- Ram & Ravana Dharma stands on 2 pillars in Dwaparyuga where Good & evil lived in same family e.g . The Kauravas & Pandavas of Mahabharata . Dharma stands only on one pillar in Kaliyuga where good & evil lives in the same human inside . at the end of Kaliyuga Dharma will near completely lost then Lord Vishnu incarnated as Lord Kalki on earth who can destroy the evil and establish Dharma again . Shiva is the creater and the destroyer , he is always present in this universe before the creation and after the creation , he is beyond times , he never born and never dies . He gave Birth to Lord Bramha & Vishnu . There are infinite number of universes ( multiverse ) and each Universe has it's own Bramha , Vishnu & Mahesha . India or Bharat is the ancient civilsation on earth , its borders were in Europe to China and towards Indonesia & Malaysia . India started falling after the great war of Mahabharata happened 5700 years ago , it was the end of Dwapar yuga and the begining of Kaliyuga . India was invaded by Islamic rulers , they raped our women , killed millions of Hindus and convert Billions of Hindus , they demolished more then 40000 temples and burn ancient cities of India . They tried their best to eradicate Hinduism from earth for nearly 1000 years . 712 - 1750 . Then Britishers ( christanity ) ruled India for 200 years and also they tried their best to eradicate Hinduism . The biggest genocide on earth is the Hindu genocide whicl lasts for 1200 years but nowhere it is documented. Roman empire ends , Egyptian civilisation lost but Indian civilisation still stands tall because a true religion can never force anyone to convert ., It's spituality within that attract others . Truth is the only Dharma & Shiva is the truth . Satyam Shivam Sundaram Namaste 🕉🙏🚩

[@slidehub2980]

visit Prayagraj in Maha kumbh 2025 We welcome you with wider arm 🕉️📿

[@Mxxrs_65]

If you want to go varanasi after kumbh prayagraj is the nearest To it with a distance of 120 km only Ganga river is in both cities

[@jayloving2005]

Beauty of mother India

[@natgeoindia]

Incredible 🇮🇳! ❤️

[@xendu-d9v]

It's our divine history

[@anshumanmishr]

ई तो अपना प्रयागराज है।

[@anik1612]

Jay Sanatana Dharma🕉️🔱🚩🙏 Love from Bangladesh for this nice video. Hopefully i will go there some day.💖

[@KnightWithAnAssaultRifle]

Our prayag 💫

[@escobar2459]

Incredible India🚩🚩

[@sksunny123]

Kumbh is not a problem but yes it is ancient much much ancient and has a valid logic or science behind it and many other these type of things.

[@hindu3972]

I am older than history I am first I am dharmik I am hindu. 🕉❤️🚩

[@frustratedrohit2267]

Not Hindu Sanatani

[@biliningwazah8562]

Nope, not the first

[@ranjandeb2903]

Absolutely scenic

[@natgeoindia]

All thanks to the gorgeous bird's eye view! 💛

[@PAPA.PARDESI]

@@natgeoindia but why western voice over ....

[@Amitabhlifts7]

@@PAPA.PARDESI that's because they have to display it to the other parts of the world too..

[@sambojuharishchary4551]

My COUNTRY,MY CULTURE,MY TRADITON my PRIDE NATION

[@deepanshusharma6446]

The Great personality behind this mela is shri Yogi Adityanath

[@gauravgupta8570]

Yogi ke pahle mela nhi hota tha

[@deepanshusharma6446]

@@gauravgupta8570 hota tha lekin jo suvidha yogi ne de ko akhilesh kabhi nhi de payga

[@railtrekker7212]

@@gauravgupta8570 जली ना..!!! तुम्हारी जली ना..!!

[@saksham9180]

Before Yogi Ji, Bharat me Kumbh sirf teen jagah hota tha.

[@manasraj7700]

@@saksham9180 nice joke 😂

[@expat3779]

I’m having goosebumps.

[@ishantkumar7423]

Stop calling mythology, everything is have its own evidence

[@childhoodsnap]

Amazing!! Har Har Gange...🙏🏻

[@zigzagto644]

Saraswati is not mythical it's probably an Underground river...

[@AbhishekKumar-cd2tm]

Incredible INDIA

[@rohanjaiswal7420]

Love you to all bhakts Jai SHREE MAHAKAAL 🔱🔱🔱🔱

[@seh2o]

Stop calling it a Mythology, it is a reality.

[@anshuljaiswal966]

Divya kumbh bhavya kumbh 2019.....i love prayagraj...

[@ashishrajyaguru2202]

Definitely it's not ruled by the Government. It's very well disciplined approach from Ancient times.

[@pahadkivadiyose6978]

Beautiful!!

[@natgeoindia]

It is! 🙌😍

[@aloktripathi8888]

You always have some amazing contents to show National Geographic India. Love it. ❤️👌

[@satyampandey6163]

Love from Prayagraj

[@TakaluKevin]

wow.. ~8 million people daily in that much area? Maybe, it's a place to go see. Here we are lucky to see anyone at all, even if it's just to say Hi.

[@mitraadhikary4047]

It's not mere mythology brother it is our history ❤ our ancestors gift to us . 🙏🕉️ Jai sanatan DHARMA 🔥 which is ETERNAL 🇮🇳

[@SanuTech]

12/24 se 02/25 Maha Kumbh fir lagega

[@boeingpameesha9550]

Jai desh, mera swadesh!

[@scorpiotiwari5611]

So Rajiv Malhotra ji was very right in his book the Breaking India .

[@Sanatani-p3t]

Beauty of ancient civilization ❤

[@xr4572]

While I am ok with the coverage of Kumbh Mela and the play of modern technologies on how to avoid unfortunate incidents that may occur (because of overcrowding anywhere in the world), please I request you to not put it as 'this ancient problem'. It's not an ancient problem. It's a belief, a tradition from ancient times which we have proudly carried to this day. The problem of overcrowding is a more recent one with the growth in population and access to faster transport systems. You may wanna edit that part and be respectful of such a beautiful old tradition. Also what is with the usage of the word 'mythical' for the River Saraswati (disappointed there as well). Do you use the word 'mythical' to describe Santa Claus? You could have simply mentioned the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati river. While the two actually exist today, the last one is a belief as per the mention in the Vedas.

[@antanarivo2589]

Pratagraj also known as allahabad is the place where god resides in the confluence of two important rivers, magnificent

[@Anonymous_96]

Prayagraj ❤️

[@VivekK4402]

It's not mythology.. It's reality

[@A_plus_class]

0:21 cameraman 🙌 also get opportunity to take a dip.

[@kumaradhi-77]

hare krishna 💝💝💝

[@AkPK369]

Wow looks like🗼🏛️🏯🏰 making india __ India

[@brave_new_india_science]

I love hinduism

[@swadeepsingh7441]

Love to Prayagraj ❤️

[@JANARDHANGAMING2009]

Proud to be prayagi

[@anurooptyagi9018]

There is no mythology in Hinduism !! Period !! It's pur Iti - Haas = History As Is... ! No accidents happened in *PrayagRaj* during recent *Kumbh Mela*... 💪🇮🇳🚩🕉️

[@Fun-ib1xk]

Khumb mela from space🔥

[@Devansh591]

Proud to be from prayagraj

[@rushikeshreddydavari9397]

it is not mythology

[@pratik6342]

Har Har Mahadev 🙇

[@knd6759]

our Bharat, our Mother, Jai Hind.

[@manikantatatvamasi7804]

Amazing

[@RS13363]

Thank you.

[@rp2332]

Har Har Mahadev

[@sarvaiyamehul5050]

Har har mahadev.

[@flagmot]

Great series. Beautiful beautiful stuff. 🥂😏

[@vikramchahal9676]

हर हर महादेव 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Yogaclasses]

Saraswati exist before, not mythical

[@VagabondTraveller]

Har Har Mahadev 🔱🙏🔱🕉️🚩🚩🚩

[@lucidliterature]

River Saraswati is not a mythological river, its references are their in holy Hindu scriptures...the river did exist in reality...

[@anarchy9130]

closer to the end it became scary, when I saw so many soldiers trying to monitor safety of people.

[@malvinderkaur541]

right attitude technology used is the only answers for lot of wrongs to be put right, and it is going to do so.

[@ericksharma]

Govt. Has to develop some infrastructure and greenery here to make it more beautiful

[@tivo3720]

Om namah shivaya 🙏🕉️

[@gg_fireland216]

Saraswati was a full fledged flowing river in the Indus Valley or rig vedic sites its not mythical ... if it's mythical then you are joking with the credibility of IITs lmao ... but yes for now it's a dead river

[@shripadjoshi7352]

According to satellite view it flows through gujrat. But prayagraj is in Uttarpradesh near Bihar.

[@lifearoundwesternghats]

This tradition has been practices since existence of kashi

[@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven]

220 million 😶😶😶😶 Thats 21 Australias

[@a1q369]

please visit GANGASAGAR😌

[@dr.niveditatiwari4857]

please correct it , saraswati river is our history not mythology.The river saraswathi very much existed 5000 years.

[@rajneesh_prajapati]

Adbhut

[@MBReactionOfficial]

its bueatiful

[@crewrangergaming9582]

Saraswati is not mythical, it just stopped flowing 10,000 years ago. Geologists discovered the path of the river and there had to be a gigantic river flowing from where in ancient Indian text it is mentioned Saraswati flowed.

[@abhishekg4807]

Prayagraj walo Like kro 👍 👇

[@criticalcrictic8315]

12 years in Telangana

[@aruncser]

Is it also available in Hindi audio ?

[@amritaparida3992]

Where can I watch the full documentary?

[@hgt627]

Saraswati river - mythical Jesus christ (Born to virgin mary) - history

[@deepamehr615]

Good use of technology:)

[@vickykshirsagar7]

Its not mythology, there are evidances that Saraswati once flowed about १०,००० yrs ago.

[@execgrhvx]

That's really amazing. I dont want to belittle or insult anyone, but how many get sick after this? How many people die at this event? Even the co2 level must change when so many people gather at one place. I have so many questions haha. It's not questions to sound rude, im just curious because you cannot deny science.

[@PragyanSrivastava_JEEaspirant.]

Garv se khao be ki prayagraj ke ho baba ❤🎉

[@mangalbodele9775]

Muje aise mele se bohot Dr lgta...kyuki ek bar Mai ghum gya tha

[@vedanshmishra8803]

Not mythical Saraswati It is archeologically found that river was there 2000 years ago Then it dried away

[@SanjayKumar-tb2ug]

A mythical Natgeo

[@roy1-fb6hn]

Saraswati is not a mythical river Nasa's satellite image proves it's existence

[@nachiketpadwal5563]

Well documented but it is not mythology…

[@atskj9996]

Thanks to Yogi ji

[@saksham9180]

Kyu unke pehle Kumbh successful nahi hua tha kya

[@mr.unknown4006]

@@saksham9180 nahi hua tha beta..... Bhavya Kumbh.... Tabhi log mar jate the pata nahi chaleta tha....... Video dheke ho nahi bola hai ki 1000+ camera iss bar laga hai... Chutiya...

[@35omakss]

Yogi ji 🙏

[@hochutiem2678]

I don't see any public bathrooms to accommodate that massive group of gathering, I wonder how many of these people peed or pooped in that river.

[@rajeev3686]

I am beyond history, imagination, religion.

[@zalayashpalsinh5427]

What the hell mythology? Its indian history!ganga is infront of you then how can you call it mythology? Thats reqson i dont trust western media

[@VIKASSINGH-xd9uv]

Someone stole my purse and phone in this fair... But no security could help me...

[@indumundra335]

River Saraswati is not mythical! 🙏🏼

[@JessTsai-w6x]

does the festival happen once every 12 years or once every six years?

[@Gopi-nt7xi]

In both 12 n 6 year , in every 6 year small kumbh ( kumbh)happen and every 12 year large Kumbh (MahaKumbh) happens

[@younickbongo7870]

Saraswati is not mythical its dried up.

[@garvagarwal7150]

Saraswati is not mythical.

[@fitguy6995]

That all Hindus jump tougher earth loose their direction 😅 and also produce a mega earth quack 😅

[@jayeshprajapati752]

Mohammad be like:- दिल है छोटा सा, छोटी सी Aysha मन भर के पेली, छोटी सी Aysha Mohammad having sex with 9 year old girl aysha Rellity of islam

[@vishalmeghwal1403]

Some say Saraswati river meets at Prayagraj (U.P.), was in Somnath few months back and they say Saraswati meets in Somnath (Gujarat) and in my Rajasthan we read in History that Saraswati is in Rajasthan. I seriously which one is the Truth and which one is a Lie.

[@shreyashsule3632]

Existed in history not in myth Saraswati was Indus river which dryed centuries ago.