Looking at the COVID-19 surge in India has been scary, and I (as have many others) have been wondering about the factors that are playing into this surge. One factor that may have played a large role in the spread of COVID is a festival that I just learned about today known as the Kumbh Mela (“koombh mayla”). It happens once every 12 years, and consists mainly of a pilgrimage where some of the world’s most devout Hindus travel to the River Ganges in the months of January through April in order to bathe in the holy waters for religious reasons. The festival typically occurs in a city called Haridwar, and it is estimated that this year over 9 million people have travelled to Haridwar to complete the Kumbh Mela since January. Most of these 9 million people (around 6 million of them) have actually come this month in April, which coincides almost perfectly with when the surge of COVID-19 cases in India began. As a Hindu myself, I was surprised to learn about this festival since I had no idea that it existed. Better yet, I was surprised that over 9 million people could be travelling to one location during a global pandemic.
Apparently, the main priestly body behind the Kumbh Mela (called Ganga Sabha) has been encouraging people not to go on the pilgrimage this year. Pradeep Jha, the head of the organization, told his followers that they should not gather for the Kumbh Mela this year and should instead celebrate in a measured and safe manner until COVID-19 comes to an end. This did not stop people from going, however, since the state government of the region did not put any sort of cap on gatherings or put a ban on the Kumbh Mela from happening. I find this to be pretty sad, especially seeing that one of the local religious chiefs stated “Death is certain one day for everyone, but we must follow our traditions.” The things people will do for the sake of religion or tradition, no matter how harmful, will always baffle me.
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