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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

HAJJ IS NOT THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PILGRIMAGE

HAJJ IS COMING UP - IT STARTS ON NOVEMBER 25.

IT'S OFTEN BILLED AS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PILGRIMAGE.

From the article on the Hajj:

"The Hajj (Arabic: حج‎ Ḥaǧǧ) is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah). It is currently the largest annual pilgrimage in the world,[1] and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a moral obligation that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so."
Largest annual pilgrimage in the world?

Yeah, maybe so - because of that qualifier "annual."

From the article on the Kumbh Mela:
"Kumbh Mela (Devanagari: कुम्भ मेला) is a mass Hindu pilgrimage. It occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations: Allahabad (Prayag) at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati river, Haridwar along the Ganga river, Ujjain along the Kshipra river and Nashik along the Godavari river. The Ardh Kumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Allahabad [1], while the Purna (complete) Kumbh always takes place at Allahabad every twelve years [2].

Over 45 days beginning in January 2007, more than 70 million Hindu pilgrims took part in the Ardh Kumbh Mela at Allahabad, and on January 15, the most auspicious day of the festival of Makar Sankranti, more than 5 million participated
[3].

The Maha Kumbh Mela ('Great' Kumbh Mela) which comes after 12 'Purna Kumbh Melas' which is after every 144 years is also held at Allahabad [2][4][5]. The 2001, Maha Kumbh Mela was attended by around 60 million people, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world [6][7][8][9]."
The Hindus pull a bigger crowd than the Muzzies. MUCH.

Oh, and by the way: the Saraswati River is not "mythical." Its dry streambed can be documented by satellite.

BTW: MUSLIM GENOCIDE OF HINDUS: AS MANY AS 80 MILLION - AND COUNTING...

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