Kumbh Mela:Songs of the River

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Starring: Dr.Andrew Weil
Rated: Unrated
Type: DVD
Directed By: Nadeem Uddin
Studio: Samsara Films
Release Date: 2005-02-01
The Kumbh Mela is the "Festival of the Urn" that pours out the nectar of immortality. It is a great roving festival that has moved around India for more than four thousand years, erecting temporary cities along the Ganges River where millions of Hindu faithful gather to wash away their sins in the holy waters. The 2001 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India was the largest gathering of humanity in recorded history. It was not just the final Kumbh Mela in a 12-year cycle of festivals. It was the final festival of 12 cycles - the conclusion of a giant 144-year cycle, making it "Maha" Kumbh Mela, the Great Festival. This 144-year buildup of spiritual meaning made it a powerfully auspicious time for pilgrims to bathe in the Ganges. Even the planets and stars joined in, providing heavenly alignments not seen for 144 years. East joined West with the coinciding advent of the 21st Century in 2001. Thus, roughly 70 million people came from all over the globe to pray for peace and rebirth for self and the world, truly a meeting of ancient and future in a remarkable moment.

This beautiful documentary captures the landmark event and spiritual essence of the historic celebration. Featuring H.H Dalai Lama, Pilot Baba Dr. Andrew Weil, Sir Mark Tully and more. ?

NECESSARY FILM FOR OUR TIMES!
This documentary is beautiful expession of millions of people coming together on the River Ganges. A beautiful expression of love and harmony among all of us. A reason to join humanity again in case you started to fill disconnected. Highly recommended!

A DIVINE JOURNEY!
This is the second film of this filmaker's which I recently watched. I am in awe of the sheer visual power and colors of the Kumbh Mela. Its also worth seeing his shorter film: Varanasi; Sacred Fire. How is it that he has been able to time transport a person from the comfort of their couch to the pulsing spiritual beat of India. Highly Recommended for all time travellers !

Mesmerizing, beautiful, and astounding !!!
This movie is a rich trip to another culture taken without leaving home. Viewing this film was like opening a window to a part of India that would never be seen by the average traveller. I recommend this movie for anyone interested in creative film making and India.

Magic That Is Kumbh Mela
From time immemorial to the present day, devotees have gathered with unwavering faith to receive the blessings of holy saints and bathe in the holiest of holy bathing spots in India--Allahabad. As tour guide for Kumbh Mela tours, I recommend you get a copy of this film, which propels you into the magic that is Kumbh Mela. After seeing this film, you may feel called to come to the Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2007.

a really wild experience. . .
It is sort of like a "spiritual Woodstock" with all sorts of spiritual leaders and not so spiritual people. There was everything from the Dalai Lama, to the "side-show" woman in a cage full of cobras, to a guy with a knife sticking through his arm, to Yogamata Keiko who was buried in samadhi for 72 hours, to "bike Baba" the tour guide on a motor scooter. I just wish there were some way I could have smelled the smells through the DVD. It is a cultural experience that is rather startling to those of us in the West.