大壶节，印度软实力的展示，4.5亿印度教徒在恒河沐浴

Maha Kumbh Mela festival: India's soft power on display • FRANCE 24 English

大壶节：印度软实力的展示

The Maha Kumbh Mela has got underway in northern India, with organisers expecting over 400 million visitors throughout the festival. In this week's show, we speak to India's permanent representative to UNESCO, who discusses how the Hindu festival is being used as a soft-power tool by New Delhi.

大壶节已在印度北部举行，组织者预计整个节日期间将有超过4亿游客。采访印度常驻联合国教科文组织代表，讨论印度的节日是如何被新德里用作软实力工具的。

大壶节又称为圣水沐浴节，是世界上最大的宗教印度教集会，也是世界上参加人数最多的节日之一。在节庆期间，印度教徒在恒河沐浴，清洗旧日罪孽。

大壶节”（Kumbh Mela），世界上最大的宗教印度教集会，是世界上参加人数最多的节日之一。其名称源自印度古老的神话传说。大壶节每6年在阿拉哈巴德举行一次，持续6周之久。数以百万计的信徒都在节日之际前往恒河与亚穆纳河（Yamuna）这两大圣河交汇处沐浴净身。

以下是外国网友的评论：

zilistika

India did not cook up this event for so called 'soft power' like the chinese do. Its an event thats been going on for millenia and will continue whether anyone comes or not.

印度没有像中国人那样为了所谓的“软实力”而编故事。这一盛事已经持续了几千年，无论有没有人来，它都将继续下去。

RediffLallantop

Soft power? It's India's spirituality.

软实力？这是印度的灵性。

knowledgepower839

450 million people at one place over the period of 6 weeks. OMG

在6周的时间里，4.5亿人聚集在一个地方。我的天啊

gautamray2123

Chinese traveller iang Sung visited and documented the Kumbh Mela during seventh century. He was a seeker, visited Bharat to know about Buddhism.

七世纪时，中国旅行家玄奘参观并记录了大壶节。他是一个求道者，到巴拉特去了解佛教。

KC-tz6jo

India is the spiritual center of the world, Blessed by the divine love

印度是世界的精神中心，受到神的保佑

krishnendukundu6446

It's not soft power, it's India's foundation. If this attracts western society that is different things. We are not forces them to accept this, they voluntarily comming and showing their interest. That is the power of Sanatan dharma.

这不是软实力，而是印度的基础。如果吸引了西方社会，那就是另一回事了。我们不是强迫他们接受，他们是自愿来的，表现出他们的兴趣。这就是佛法的力量。

santadebnath_

Don't call soft power, it's India's spiritual power.

别叫软实力，这是印度的精神力量。

SD-xh6ui

Already 50 million people took a dip in just 4 days.

短短4天内，已经有5000万人下水了。

Optimistix28

Kumbh Mela happens every 12 years, coinciding one revolution of Jupiter!!!

Indian spirituality, specifically the Hindu religion, has deep roots is atronomy and science, despite being the oldest religion in the world

大壶大壶每12年举办一次，恰逢木星公转一次！

印度的灵性，特别是印度教，尽管是世界上最古老的宗教，但在天文学和科学方面有着深厚的根基

shardoolmishra2255

What is soft power? It has been our culture for thousands of years

什么是软实力？这是我们几千年来的文化

aj.sh0108

Every human is welcome. Har har Ganga

我们欢迎每一个人的到来。

Ban10ten

Om namah shivay Proud to be the world's oldest living civilization and spiritual philosophy

为印度拥有世界上现存最古老的文明和精神哲学而自豪

tkuanay9752

Thanks God atleast one ancient civilization is still alive, so we could understand better the ancient teachings.

谢天谢地，至少有一个古代文明还活着，我们得以更好地理解古代的教义。

IN-ud2ks

So, Notre Dame Cathedral's reopening with the presence of President Macron was the display of French soft power and politics, isn't it? Whatever big happens in India, why do you connect them either with politics or soft power?

所以，巴黎圣母院在马克龙总统的出席下重新开放，也是法国软实力和政治实力的展示？无论印度发生什么大事，为什么把它们与政治或软实力联系起来？

anandapadebettu7537

Current estimate says, gathering could touch 500 million.

据目前的估计，游客人数可能达到5亿。

sky2growth

A total of 36 temporary bridges have been built under 12 km area of Mahakumbh to control the crowd

为了控制人群，在大壶节举办地点12公里范围内共建造了36座临时桥梁

ringuanung1876

This gathering can be seen from space...

从太空都能看到这场集会……

neo26

Olympic swimmers fell sick after swimming in the Seine. Never seen you question that. Stop yap just because something big is happening in India.