section_path: Calendar, locations and preparation/Locations
section_name: Locations
paragraph_text: Locations
  
  The fairs held at four sites are broadly recognised as the Kumbh Melas: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain. Priests at other places have also attempted to boost the status of their tirtha by adapting the Kumbh legends. The places whose festivals have been claimed as "Kumbh Mela" include Thirumakudalu Narasipura in Karnataka, Varanasi and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, Kumbhakonam (Mahamaham) in Tamil Nadu, Rajim (Rajim Kumbh Mela) in Chhattisgarh, Bansberia (Bansberia Kumbh Mela) in West Bengal, Kurukshetra and Sonipat in Haryana; and Panauti in Nepal. In 2022, the Bansberia Kumbh Mela (Hooghly) was claimed to have been organised after a 700-year old break. Even Tibet has hosted a festival claimed to be a Kumbh Mela.
  
  The fairs held at four sites are broadly recognised as the Kumbh Melas: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik and Ujjain. Priests at other places have also attempted to boost the status of their tirtha by adapting the Kumbh legends. The places whose festivals have been claimed as "Kumbh Mela" include Thirumakudalu Narasipura in Karnataka, Varanasi and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, Kumbhakonam (Mahamaham) in Tamil Nadu, Rajim (Rajim Kumbh Mela) in Chhattisgarh, Bansberia (Bansberia Kumbh Mela) in West Bengal, Kurukshetra and Sonipat in Haryana; and Panauti in Nepal. In 2022, the Bansberia Kumbh Mela (Hooghly) was claimed to have been organised after a 700-year old break. Even Tibet has hosted a festival claimed to be a Kumbh Mela.