Kumbh Mela of 2013 was organised at the bank of Ganga in the city of Allahabad (Pyayag). It is the largest gathering of mankind happens at any part of the world for religious reason. It is celebrated after every 12 years at one of the following places - at Haridwar on the banks of Ganges, at Ujjain on the banks of Shipra, at Nasik on the banks of Godavari and at Allahabad on the banks of the Ganges.