Luxury Accommodation At The Kumbh Mela

We are mostly familiar with the tented city with basic infrastructure that springs up in Allahabad each Kumbha Mela.

But some entrepreneurs have done well by providing more luxurious accommodation and services,Here are 3 examples:

 The Lakshmi Kutir Cottages, marketed by Cox and Kings is one such example.Entrepreneur Dhruv Singh’s aunt Lakshmi Singh, who stays in a Haridwar ashram, was keen for someone to offer a nice place where devotees of various saints can come and stay comfortably. Dhruv Singh, who runs wildlife cottages in MP and Rajasthan, was game and set up 50 luxury tents, six of which are air-conditioned with wooden floorings. Lakshmi Kutir charges Rs 6,000-Rs 28,500 per night and is situated just outside the main Mela area on a small hillock from where guests can have a panoramic view of the Mela. An in-residence Ayurveda doctor offers herbal treatments and massages. The guests include a 40-member group from Harvard University, which comprises of their alumni, students and professors who have come to study the lessons offered by the Kumbh Mela. Read more of this post