Explanation: The Kumbh Mela was declared as India’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by UNESCO. The event was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The list describes Kumbh Mela as “the festival of the sacred Pitcher” where pilgrims bathe or take a dip in a sacred river. This inscription is the third in two years following the inscriptions of ‘Yoga’ and ‘Nouroz’, ....Read more