Palna Patel from Vadodara visited the Kumbh Mela and this account dictates her experience in the first person: Indian culture is steeped in uniqueness — every 100kms the way the people dress, the food they eat, their language, music, and art is unique to a region. One place where you can really see the diversity and complexity of our culture as a whole is the Kumbh Mela. As Indians, all of us have experienced religion or faith in some form or the other. The Kumbh Mela is the grand celebration of humanity’s faith. It's also is recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The Kumbh Mela is held four times over a period of 12 years, while the P