Kumbh Mela
noun
Kumbh Me·la
ˈku̇mməˌlä
: a Hindu festival occurring once every 12 years in one of four sacred sites where bathing for purification of sin is considered especially efficacious
Word History
Etymology
Hindi kumbh melā festival in the sign of the zodiac Aquarius, from Sanskrit kumbha pot, Aquarius + melā assembly
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above