KUMBH AND ASTRONOMICAL BODIES :

KUMBH AND ASTRONOMICAL BODIES : Kumbh in prayag (Allahabad),India,starts when Sun and Moon is in the Constellation Capricornus, and Jupiter in the Constellation Taurus and continues through when the Sun is in the Constellation Aquarius.It is taking place since the time immemorial, at least from the time of Lord Rama because it is mentioned in the epic Ramayan. 
Kumbh is the biggest congregation of the world without any invitation call letter where several crores(25-30 million) people gather at a particular day to take holy dip in the sangam.
This photograph is from the Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, where Kumbh 2013 started.