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World’s largest gathering: faith, urbanism, and spectacle revealed.
Fast Dispatch
Kumbh Mela, January 2013
mapping the ephemeral mega city
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- Hardcover
448 pages
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26 December 2014
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Summary
Kumbh Mela: An Urban Miracle
Many are unfamiliar with it, yet Kumbh Mela stands as the largest celebration on Earth. Guided by the zodiacal positions of Jupiter, the sun, and the moon, Hindus journey to sacred rivers like the Ganges for ritual bathing and purification. Attendance figures are staggering: fifteen million in 1989, thirty million in 2001, and an estimated thirty-four million in 2013.
To accommodate these immense crowds, temporary but functional structures are er…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783775739900 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3775739904 |
| Author: | Mehrota. R. |
| Publisher: | Hatje Cantz |
| Imprint: | Hatje Cantz |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 26 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.45kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 182mm |
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