The Kumbha Mela (Devanagari: कुम्भ मेला), this wast Hindu river festival occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations: Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik. Each twelve-year cycle includes one Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Kumbh Mela) at Prayag (Allahabad), which is attended by millions of people. "Mela" means "gathering" or "sacred pilgrimage" and Kumbha Mela is indeed the largest religious gathering in the world. Here wast amounts of people come together to wash away their sins in the holiest rivers of India.