10 Largest Human Gatherings Recorded

People’s Largest Gatherings have many reasons; for example, to record protests to get their necessities of life, celebrate their culture or festival, and for different purposes. Gathering places may be private or public; for example, city streets, parks, stadiums, theatres, etc.

An immense gathering of people can be thrilling or overwhelming, and it depends on their motive behind these events. Now we will look at the Largest Gatherings according to how many people were present there. Thetopfacts brings some exciting information about the reason behind these largest gatherings.

Kumbh Mela 2019

 

The Hindu belief behind this festival is that the demons and gods battled over the portion of immortality, spilling four drops of it on these rivers, so these rivers become sacred rivers. Thus, this is the golden chance for believers to wash their past sins. It is the World’s Largest Gathering of its types, gathering large numbers of bhaktas (devotees) from all over the India and globe. In 2013, 30 million Hindus attended the event to bathe during this religious event.

Kumbh Mela 2013

The Hindu belief behind this festival is that the demons and gods battled over the portion of immortality, spilling four drops of it on these rivers, so these rivers become sacred rivers. This is the golden chance for believers to wash their past sins. This is the world’s largest gathering of its types, gathering large numbers of bhaktas (devotees) from all over the country and globe. In 2013, 30 million Hindus were gathered to bathe during this religious event.

Arbaeen Pilgrimage 2015

The Arbaeen Pilgrimage is considered the largest annual gathering of people held in Karbala each year on 10th Muharram. About 27 million people were present in Iraq to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain in 2015. He is the Grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Pilgrims of Imam Hussain begin their journey to Kabala From Najaf, Baghdad, or many other cities; they travel on foot to visit shrines.

Arbaeen Pilgrimage 2016

The Arbaeen event is supposed to be one of the largest gatherings of people globally, dwarfing all other events or festivals. Imam Hussain defended the truth and resistance against arrogance, digression, and oppression. Yazeed’s forces killed Imam Hussain and his 72 companions, including his friends and family in Karbala. In 2016, a total of 25 million Shia Muslims were gathered in Karbala.

Funeral of CM Annadurai 1969

15 million people attended the Funeral event of Annadurai, a Dravidian leader. He was also the first member of the Dravidian party to serve as the last Chief Minister of Madras or as First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In addition, he played a very significant role in making Tamil the official language of the state.

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Funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini is well known for being an Influential Iranian Political and religious leader. The Iranian government had arrested him for opposing the Shah’s pro-western views. About 10 million Iranians visited the capital of Iran to attend the funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989.

Papal Gathering

In 2015, when Papal visited Manila, at that time, 6 million people came to see Pope Francis. On that day, the weather condition was undesirable, but that didn’t stop visitors from coming from the Philippines. The people came with candles to promote the Pope’s message of unity and peace.

World Youth day

This event gives the golden opportunity for young religious People to meet the Pope. In 1986, Pope John first began this event in Rome, and after that, a large number of people celebrate the event each year on Plam Sunday. Approximately 5 million people attended the World Youth day in 1995 in the Philippines.

Funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser has a history of a long political career that lengthened from 1954 until 1970. In 1970, 5 Million gathered to attend the funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian President in Cairo.

Rod Stewart Concert

Rod Stewart was a British pop and rock singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the bestselling music artists, and his main hobby was railway modelling. Stewart was a skilful football player and was a more significant supporter of Arsenal F.C. Almost 4 million people gathered at his rock concert in 1994, held in Brazil.