Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage that occurs four times every twelve years and rotates among four locations: Prayag (Allahabad), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. Each twelve-year cycle includes one Maha Kumbh Mela (Great Kumbh Mela) at Prayag, which is attended by millions of people, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world. It was actually started by King Harshvardhana of Ujjain. He used all his wealth to donate during this mela to poor, learned people of all religions. The precise dates of the Kumbh Mela are astronomically determined, based upon precise calculations of the positions of the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter. At Prayag, the Maha Kumbh Mela is held in the month of Magha (January/February in the Gregorian calendar).

Answered at 5:00 PM on November 17, 2007

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i am trying to quit my habit of smoking from many days but i am not able so what can i do for quitting ?

Asked by TripleH in Psychological Help at 3:28 PM on November 23, 2007

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It depends on how long u have been smoking. See, there is no particular way of quitting smoking, its always hard to quit smoking, b'coz u have built up a habit and habits doesnt go away soon. First keep a count on the number of cigarettes you smoke and then decrease it time to time, for example if u smoke 10 cigs a days, next week make it eight, then other week 6 and so on. And try to stay away from your friends who smoke, because if u see them smoke u will be more tempted to smoke too

Answered at 10:30 PM on November 24, 2007

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How can we beleive he/she is a good friend?

Asked by navinvcm in Psychological Help at 3:01 PM on November 24, 2007

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it depends on that person's attitude/personality, his/her intentions and how u get along with him/her.

Answered at 10:32 PM on November 24, 2007

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Does National Institute of Occupational Health offer any course?

Asked by arpit35 in Ahmedabad at 4:05 PM on November 30, 2007

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The NIOH has been carrying out significant studies on various aspects of occupational/industrial health involving epidemiological studies and surveillance of hazardous occupations including air pollution, noise pollution, agricultural hazards, industrial hazards in organised sectors as well as small scale industries, carcinogenesis, pesticide toxicology, etc., in different parts of India, apart from laboratory and clinical studies for recognition and evaluation of risk factors for occupation/environment related diseases and designing of appropriate measures for prevention of hazards and/or control of the risk factors at work places. The NIOH has set up two Regional Centres, one at Bangalore (southern region) and the other at Calcutta (eastern region), to deal with specific environmental health problems of these regions. Research and development activities of the Institute and its Regional Centres are directed at promoting the health of the working population including woman and ensuring a safe working environment. The Institute has achieved international status as a WHO collaborative centre for occupational health for South East Asia region and as the lead institute for the international programme on chemical safety under IPCS (WHO). http://www.icmr.nic.in/pi nstitute/nioh.htm

Answered at 4:14 AM on December 01, 2007

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