As Warren E. Fusfeld points out, we can find traces of the Kumbh Mela as regular religious practice around the sixth century BC. It started as a military strategy promoted by religious hierarchies and since its inception it was very related with politics and economic interests Fusfeld, 1974.
Como señala Warren E. Fusfeld, podemos encontrar rastros del Kumbh Mela como una práctica religiosa regular ya alrededor del siglo 6 a. C. Surge como una estrategia militar promovida por las jerarquías religiosas, y desde su origen estaba muy relacionada a intereses políticos y económicos Fusfeld, 1974.