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Although, since young, we've heard various stories of the Kumbh Mela, how people separated in the Mela for years get united again in Kumbh. Seen plenty movies of the same too. However, we don't get opportunity to visit one ourselves, do we, due to various reasons. But thankfully, when I was in full travel-mode, and covered many places in that year ( 2015 ), the Mahakumbh was coming up too, which I could not resist. It is the Kumbh that comes once in twelve years, although, there are other kumbhs that happen in other holy cities every 6 or 3 months too. This one was huge! So, naturally, I had to be there. Not for religious purpose though, just to enjoy the sheer human extravaganza and be part of history - like saying, haa hum bhi Kumbh Mele mein gaye the kabhi... Nashik is three hour from Bombay, so I had to catch a really early morning train...
it was so early, that it was still dark...
rail gadi rail gadi...jhuk jhuk jhuk jhuk...
but soon sun was up, and we were whizzing through tunnels...
passing through the majestic Syhadri landscapes or the Western Ghats...
thats Kalsubai peak at a distance....Kalsubai is the Mt.Everest of Syhadris...
reached Igatpuri after an hour...the journey continues...
till we finally reached Nashik Road Station...
people leaving in buses, waiting in tents...
Since it was the Kumbh season, the station was over crowded with pilgrims, that spilled over to the roads. Various tent arrangements were made around the station itself. I had a bus to catch to Trimbakeshwar, where the Kumbh Mela was going on. So, took a bus from Nashik Road Station to Nashik Central ( old ) Bus stand 8 kms away ( 20min ) which is nearer the main city, where I could catch the main bus to Trimbak. ( Nashik road is little far from main Nashik city ).
Address : Nashik, Maharashtra, India, Asia
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