Kumbha Mela

Snan in Siddha Ashram camp, Haridwar, India

January 14 to April 28, 2010
Date      Name      Description
January 14, 2010 (Thursday)
   
Makar Sankranti Snan
   
First Snan (bath)
January 15, 2010 (Friday)
   
Mauni Amavasya and Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)
   
Second Snan (bath)
January 20, 2010 (Wednesday)
   
Basant Panchmi Snan
   
Third Snan (bath)
January 30, 2010 (Saturday)
   
Magh Purnima Snan
   
Fourth Snan (bath)
February 12, 2010 (Friday)
   
Maha Shivratri
   
Ratham Shahi Snan (First Royal Bath)
March 15, 2010 (Monday)
   
Somvati Amavasya
   
Dvitya Shahi Snan (Second Royal Bath)
March 24, 2010 (Wednesday)
   
Ram Navmi
   
Fifth Snan (bath)
March 30, 2010 (Tuesday)
   
Chaitra Purnima
   
Snan
April 14, 2010 (Wednesday)
   
Baisakhi
   
Pramukh Shahi Sanan (Main Royal Bath)
April 28, 2010 (Wednesday)
   
Shakh Purnima
   
Snan in Siddha Ashram camp, Haridwar, India
This Haridwar Camp is organized by Siddha Ashram :

Siddha Ashram
Ramghat-Narsinghghat Link Road
Ujjain(M.P.)India, Pin:-456001
Tel : 0091-734-2585089,Mob.:-0091-94240-85200,91792-34944,99262-80758
Website : www.siddhaashram.net
e-mail : siddhaashram@yahoo.com, swaminardanand@yahoo.com


WHY COME AND JOIN US AT KUMBH MELA 2010 ?

1. Kumbh Mela, a time-space where millions gather in joy, offering spiritual service to humanity.
2. A very special religious and spiritual atmosphere, very supportive for your personal evolution. 
3. Everywhere wisdom talks and teachings, sacred music and dance, prayer and meditation.
4. A special time to open your heart and receive spiritual information going very deep as the whole atmosphere is full of devotion and search for the Truth.
A 'kingdom of Truth' where the energy is working in a different way, helping you on your path.
5. Ritual bath in the Ganga : prana energy is awake and leads you to deeper levels of consciousness
6. A unique chance to see and meet all the different saddhus with their different approach to the Truth and their type of systems and teachings... whole India in one place !
7. The Kumbh Mela is a magnificent spectacle too. Millions of people gathered in one place, colourful holy men, naked sadhus, wondrous feats of asceticism, piety one a scale unparalleled anywhere else, and at the Kumbh Mela amazing peace and order on the great bathing days.

Siddha Ashram camp is offering this special opportunity for Western spiritual seekers to meet with Indian philosophy and spiritual life, and to bathe in this very unique spiritual atmosphere.

TEACHINGS AND PRACTICE
with Swami Nardanand and Swami Pranavanand
* Yoga
* Meditation
* Ayurveda : advice for a healthy life
* Vedanta: Vedanta is one of the world's most ancient religious philosophies and one of its broadest. Based on the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of India, Vedanta affirms the oneness of existence, the divinity of the soul, and the harmony of religions. Vedanta is the philosophical foundation of Hinduism; but while Hinduism includes aspects of Indian culture, Vedanta is universal in its application and is equally relevant to all countries, all cultures, and all religious backgrounds. The unity of existence is one of the great themes of Vedanta and an essential pillar of its philosophy. Unity is the song of life; it is the grand theme underlying the rich variations that exist throughout the cosmos. Whatever we see, whatever we experience, is only a manifestation of this eternal oneness. The divinity at the core of our being is the same divinity that illumines the sun, the moon, and the stars. There is no place where we, infinite in nature, do not exist.

EVERYDAY SCHEDULE
(subject to adjustments according to special events)
6 - 7.30 Sunrise meditation and yoga
8 - 9 Breakfast
9 - 1pm Visit to different saddhus and spiritual schools
Free time
1 - 3 Lunch and rest
3 - 5.30 Vedanta and Ayurveda teachings
6 - 7.30 Sunset meditation, arti and bhajans
8 - Dinner and rest

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

About the camp
* Camp will be open from February to April (please check with Ashram for precise
dates of opening and closing)
* You can stay there for 1 to 8 weeks
* On the camp will be 25 tents for 2 (traditional tents, high enough for standing) -
no mosquitoes - no insects - mattress and blankets - security guard
* Good vegetarian food
* Toilet, tap water (warm water available)
* Nice weather (not too hot, not cold)
- You can check average temperature on : http://english.wunderground.com/history/station/42111/2008/2/1/MonthlyHistory.
html (Dehradun is the nearest weather station for Haridwar – change month
according to your wishes)
- You can check current weather with all details on :
http://english.wunderground.com/global/stations/42140.html
(Roorkee is the nearest local weather station)


How to get there ?
* There are direct trains from Delhi (4hrs)
* We will meet you at the train station (please contact us by email or phone when
you know your train number, name of train and schedule)

* Our partner Shantadurga Tours & Travels can help you for all bookings and also arrange for additional tours inside India. Contact :
Sachin G. Kurtikar  (Director) +91 98900 88255
Rahul Kumar Chawda (Tour Consultant) +91 98902 20710
530, Vaddy, Candolim, 403515, Goa, India.
Ph : 0091 832 2489444, 832 2489888
Fax : 0091 832 2489777
E-Mail: rahulurmi@yahoo.com / skinternational55@yahoo.com
www.shantadurgaindia.com
* You can also check train schedules on :
- http://www.irctc.co.in or on :
- http://www.makemytrip.com/railways
(you should book well in advance)

Fees - Donations
* Accomodation, meals and teachings will cost you 30 Euros per day and per person for a stay of 1 week or more (40 Euros for less than a week)
* Give more if you feel like it : extra money will fund the participation of Indian yogis who cannot afford the proposed fees

. Donations will also help reviving the most beautiful Sun Temple in Ujjain.
* Let not money be a problem for you, tell us if you need special arrangements (exchange, grant…)

General Information about Maha Kumbh Mela
The Maha Kumbh Mela ("great festival of the pot of nectar of immortality") is held every three years in each of four different locations, returning to each of four places every twelve years. An Ardh (half) Mela (festival) takes place six years after the Maha Kumbh in each location. Kumbh Mela is a sacred Hindu pilgrimage and bathing festival that takes place at the following 4 locations of India namely:


Prayag (near the city of Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh) at the confluence of three rivers Ganga (Ganges), Yamuna and Saraswati

Haridwar (in the state of Uttaranchal Pradesh) where the river Ganga enters the plains from Himalayas.

Ujjain (in Madhya Pradesh), on the banks of Shipra river.

Nasik (in Maharashtra) on the banks of Godavari river.

Kumbh Mela In 2010
During the year 2010 Maha Kumbh Mela will be held at Haridwar in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Main bathing date: April 14.