Kumbh: India is home to the world's largest religious gathering [XCLUSIVE PICTURES FROM CHIEFSWORLD]

Astrological calculations say that Kumbh - supposedly the world's largest religious gathering - takes place when the planet Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries. A sea of humanity gathers at four different locations in India by rotation. 2010 Kumbh mela is on at Haridwar. A glimpse of holy men, prayers and lightening at the ghats of Ganga in Haridwar:A holy man looks on from the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on Saturday. The Kumbh Mela, touted as the largest religious gathering in the world, is celebrated every three years, rotating among four Indian cities. Devotees gather to bathe in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on Sunday, March 14, 2010.  Hundreds of thousands of Hindus take part in the religious gathering at the banks of the Ganges in Haridwar at the Festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. The Kumbh pilgrimage is held four times every twelve years. A boy reacts after bathing in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on Sunday, March 14, 2010 A holy man looks on from the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Hindu devotees arrive for a dip in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, on Sunday, March 14, 2010.  Naga Sadhus, or holy men, wait to take a dip in the waters of the Ganges river during the 'Kumbh Mela' or the Pitcher Festival, in the northern Indian town of Haridwar.  Devotees sit for evening rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, on Sunday, March 14, 2010.  Devotees are seen on the banks of River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on Sunday, March 14, 2010. A holy man dries his clothes after bathing in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar on Sunday, March 14, 2010.Holy men, wait to take a dip in the waters of the Ganges river during the Pitcher Festival, in Haridwar. Devotees hold prayer lamps as they perform rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar on Saturday, March 13, 2010.  Hindu devotees taking a ritualistic bath in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar.A naked Hindu holy man, performs rituals on the banks of the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar on Saturday, March 13, 2010. A naked holy man at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar on Saturday March 13, 2010. http://bit.ly/cIXTVB