The Kumbh Mela in Karnataka began in 1989 as the initiative of some pontiffs, to encourage the devout to take a dip at the confluence at T.Narsipur in case they could not make it to the Kumbh Melas that take place at Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain or Nashik.
Karnataka’s Kumbh Mela: Devotees take a holy dip at T.Narsipur as three-day event begins
