Akharas in Kumbh Mela 2013

During Kunbh Mela, the ceremonial procession of the Naga sanyasis believed to be an auspicious sight – has all the trappings of royalty. The Mahant is seated on a silver throne atop a caparisoned elephant. Below him are hundreds of Naga ascetics on foot, wielding lances, their naked bodies smeared with ash. Camels and Horses are also part of this procession which signifies the old Hindu organisation of the Chaturanga sena, or four-limbed army, moving towards the water of the Ganga.

There are many Akharas in Kumbh Mela, Akhara is mainly a tented place where sadhus and sanyasees of a particular group gather and perform meditation and rituals.

Note: The following list of Akharas is of Kumb Mela 2010 (Haridwar) and is subject to change for Kumb Mela 2013 (Allahabad)

Akhadas of Sanyasi

1. Shri Taponidhi Niranjani Akhada Panchayati
2. Shri Panchayati Anand Akhada
3. Shri Panchadashnam Juna Akhada
4. Shri Panch Ahvan Akhada
5. Shri Agni Akhada
6. Shri Panchayat Akhada Mahanirvani
7. Shri Panch Atal Akhada

Akharas of Bajrangi

1. Shri Nirvani Akhada
2. Shri Digambar Akhada
3. Shri Nimrohi Akhada

Akharas of Nirmal

1. Shri Panchayati Akhada
2. Shri Udasin Panchayati Naya Akhada
3. Shri Nirmal Panchayati Akhada