Kumbha-melā—a fair held every twelve years at Prayāga for spiritual upliftment; attended by people from all over India.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-K-›Kumbha-mela-a fair held Kumbha-mela-a fair held every twelve years at Prayaga for spiritual upliftment; attended by people from all over India. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/k/kumbha-mela-a-fair-held-every-twelve-years-at-prayaga-for-sp Previous: Kumaras-four learned ascetic sons of Lord Brahma appearing eternally as children, who became great devotees of the Lord and great authorities on devotional service; Four sons of Brahma, named Sanat, Sanandana, Sanaka and Sanatana, who are incarnations of the jnana-sakti (power of knowledge) of Lord Visnu. They live for the entire duration of universal time, but appear as children of only 5 years. One of the four Vaisnava sampradayas is called the Kumara Sampradaya. They are its original founders. Next: Kumbhaka-yoga-complete stoppage of the air currents within the body as part of the eightfold mystic process.