四滴甘露。四条圣河。四座城市 —— 在各自注定的年份里，天象重演甘露洒落那一刻的方位，而人类最盛大的集会随之应答。
河流：三河交汇（Triveni Sangam）—— 恒河、亚穆纳河与看不见的萨拉斯瓦蒂河合而为一。 周期：古鲁位于金牛座，苏利耶与旃陀罗位于摩羯座。
圣典称普拉亚格为众圣地之王（Tirtharaja） —— 一切其他圣地都在其面前俯首。梵天在此举行了创世的第一场祭火；据说在此沙洲上为期一月的劫住修行（Kalpavas）之誓，其功德相当于历劫的苦行。2025 年的摩诃大壶节 —— 144 年一遇的顶点 —— 吸引了超过 6.6 亿名香客，是人类历史上规模最大的集会。
前往的功德：三河交汇处的圣浴被认为能洗净无数世的业；即便不在大壶节期间，带着誓愿在交汇处入水，也是经典中对于一切开端的良方 —— 新的事业、新的誓愿、新的人生篇章。
普拉亚格拉杰的下一届大壶节：周期将在 2030 年代回归 —— 而其摩迦月盛会每年一月照常举行。
河流：恒河，在她进入平原之处。 周期：古鲁位于宝瓶座，苏利耶位于白羊座。 下一届：半期大壶节，2027 年 1 月 14 日 – 4 月 20 日。
七大解脱之城之一，既是通往巴德里-凯达尔的门户，也是通往解脱的门户。甘露落于哈基帕里的梵天池，那里供奉着毗湿奴的足印，傍晚的恒河灯会数百年来从未间断。坎克哈尔的达刹祭火之地，则把这座城市与湿婆最古老的悲恸与恩典系在一起。
Benefit of visiting: Ganga at Haridwar is snana-mukti water — the bath of release. Pilgrims bring their beginnings (mundan, janeu) and their endings (asthi-visarjan) to the same ghats: the whole arc of life is sanctified here.
River: Godavari, the Dakshina Ganga, born on Brahmagiri. Cycle: Guru in Simha — the Simhastha. Next: Amrit Snans Aug–Sep 2027.
The only Kumbh with two capitals: Ramkund in Nashik's Panchavati — the exile-home of Shri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana — and Kushavarta Kund beside the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, where the Godavari emerges. Ramayana and Jyotirlinga in one sacred field.
Benefit of visiting: the Godavari at Nashik is Bharat's foremost water for the ancestors — pitru-karya, shraddha and asthi-visarjan; the Simhastha snan is held to free both the bather and their lineage.
River: Shipra. Cycle: Guru in Simha, Surya in Mesha — the Simhastha. Next: 27 Mar – 27 May 2028.
Avantika, Moksha-puri and the zero-meridian of Hindu astronomy, ruled forever by Mahakaleshwar — the south-facing Jyotirlinga of Time. Kal Bhairav guards its gates, Harsiddhi Shakti Peeth blazes at its heart, and Krishna himself studied here at Sandipani's ashram.
Benefit of visiting: Ujjain is where one makes peace with time — graha-shanti on the Shipra ghats, freedom from the fear of death in Mahakal's darshan, and the Bhasma Aarti's daily reminder that all things return to sacred ash.
The four cities are not four separate pilgrimages but four doors into one event — the moment the eternal touched the earthly. Guru's twelve-year circuit strings them into a garland: wherever he stands, there the nectar stirs, and there Bharat walks. To visit all four across the cycle is considered a complete Kumbh parikrama of a lifetime.