Summary:
Nagpur: The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), Central Regional Centre, Nagpur, organized a one day national seminar on ‘Anthropology of Pilgrimage with special reference to Kumbh Mela’ on Friday, November 16, at its Central Regional Centre, Nagpur. Prof.
Vijender Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur was the chief guest. Addressing the gathering, Prof.
Vijender Kumar spoke about the significance of Kumbh. A ten-day exhibition on Simhasta Mahakumbh Parva, Ujjain was also inaugurated by him at the Zonal Anthropological Museum, Seminary Hills, Nagpur. He greatly appreciated the efforts taken by the department in documenting the mega Kumbh Mela in the form of pictures where millions of native and foreign devotees, Naga sadhus and thousands of saints attended in large numbers..