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Harsh V. GoelHarshgoel2k@gmail.comDated: 12 Oct 2014Version 1.00

Statement: Ancient Sanskrit scholars knew the exact distancebetween earth and Jupiter, Kumbha Mela was designed, tocelebrated the shortest distance between our planet Earth andPlanet Jupiter

Legend behind Kumbha Mela

The exact age of the festial is !ncertain. "ccording to medieal Hind! m#tholog#$

%ordVishnudro&&ed dro&s ofAmrita'the drink of immortalit#( at fo!r &laces$ )hile

trans&orting it in akumbha'&ot(. These fo!r &laces are identified as the &resent*da# sitesof the +!m,h -ela. The name +!m,h -ela literall# means k!m,hafair. /t is kno)n as

+!m,h in Hindi 'd!e toschwa deletion( inSanskritand some other /ndian lang!ages$ itis more often kno)n ,# its original name +!m,ha. 'ith Thanks from iki(

Scientiic !eason behind the "elebration:

The arth or,it aro!nd the s!n in a #ear )here as the 3!&iter or,it aro!nd the s!n in 11.#ears. er# 15 -onth )hen 3!&iter is at o&&osition )ith s!n$ it lines !& )ith arth on thesame side of the s!n and the distance ,et)een earth and 3!&iter is least for that #ear.

"s arth and 3!&iter$ ,oth or,it the s!n in elli&tical or,its$ the distance ,et)een themaries eer# #ear.

hen arth and 3!&iter are at their closest to each other the distance is 67008 107 kma&art. "t their most distant from each other the# are 679 8 107 km a&art.

O!r ancient anskrit scholars calc!lated this distance &recisel# and designed the +!m,ha-ela so that generations can take adantage of this eent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnuhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbhahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbhahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa_deletion_in_Indo-Aryan_languageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amritahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumbhahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa_deletion_in_Indo-Aryan_languageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu

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Distance from arth -inim!m 6;99 8 107km -axim!m 679 8 107km