LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, April 9, 2025 (India West): The Maha Kumbh, a sacred convergence of faith, tradition, and spirituality, drew millions, including many Indian Americans, to Triveni Sangam—the meeting point of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, India. For Indian American devotees at Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles, such as Kiran Swamy, Sundari Velayudhan, Rashmi Singh and Satya Pisipati, their journeys to this transformative event were marked by a shared sense of divine calling, personal revelations, and an undeniable urgency. For Velayudhan, a resident of Irvine, California, the pull to attend the Maha Kumbh felt powerful and inexplicable. “If it wasn’t predestined—the blessing of the Lord, of the older people, my well-wishers, my friends—this wouldn’t have happened,” she reflected. “I started reading about it, watching YouTube, learning about the astrological significance, the planetary alignment happening once in 144 years. And then I said, ‘Oh my God, I don’t think I’m going to be around for another 12 years. I’m already 75, and this is my last opportunity.’”

The grandeur of the event and its sheer scale left them in awe. The realization that they were just one among millions attending was humbling. “The feeling of oneness—I’ve never experienced anything like it. I’ve been to Char Dham, 12 Jyotirlingams, Kailash, Pashupatinath. This stands out as one mega event in my life. I can’t even compare it,” Velayudhan said. This sense of spiritual motivation rippled through her community, inspiring several of her friends and family members to attend the festival. Even Velayudhan’s husband, despite recently undergoing hip replacement surgery, later made his own pilgrimage to Maha Kumbh with friends.

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