The world record of “largest religious gathering of people at single location” has been achieved by Kumbh Mela held in Allahabad, U.P., India.

Kumbh Mela held in Allahabad from 14th Jan, 2013 to 10th March 2013 holds the record for the Worlld’s Largest Religious gathering. The number of people attending the Kumbh Mela in the year 2013 is more than 80 million. Kumbh Mela is a festival involving mass Hidu pilgrimage. It is held every third year in four different cities in India namely Ujjain, Nashik, Allahabad and Haridwar on a rotational basis. Thus, each of the above mentioned cities gets a chance to host the Kumbh Mela every twelve years.