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dated January 15, 1954: Kumbh Mela Begins

Kumbh Mela, India's biggest holy festival, commenced at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswathi in Allahabad, in the early hours of the 14th when thousands of pilgrims from all over the country congregated to have their first ritual dip in the holy waters. The first in a series of six main ablution ceremonies of the seven-week Kumbh season was on the day of Makara Sankranti, marking the entry of the Sun into the first asterism of Makara in the Hindu Zodiac. A 1,500-foot bathing stretch along the bank of the Ganga and the Yamuna, below the historic fort of Akbar the Great, had been flood-lit for the convenience of pilgrims who braved the winter wind and plunged in the holy waters. A cold wave with gusty winds swept Kumbh Nagar and brought down the temperature to 43 degrees F. Kumbh Nagar was hosting over five lakhs of people.

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