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title: "What is the history and significance of Kumbh/Maha Kumbh melas among Hindus? How did it start? What is its cultural and social significance?"  
description: "What is the history and significance of Kumbh/Maha Kumbh melas among Hindus? How did it start? What is its cultural and social significance?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-05-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43436/what-is-the-history-and-significance-of-kumbh-maha-kumbh-melas-among-hindus-how-did-it-start-what-is-its-cultural-and-social-significance  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["indian history", "indian culture"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the history and significance of Kumbh/Maha Kumbh melas among Hindus? How did it start? What is its cultural and social significance?

What is the [history](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2422/in-testing-on-windows-the-whatsapp-desktop-call-history-tab-was-discovered) and [significance of Kumbh](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4974/the-significance-of-kumbh-mela-the-world-s-largest-spiritual-gathering)/[Maha Kumbh](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87929/maha-kumbh-mela-2025-dates-royal-bath-schedule) melas among Hindus? How did it start? What is its [cultural](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/111036/what-is-the-united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization) and [social](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44257/the-impact-of-social-media-on-lawsuits) significance?\
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