A Hindu religious festival. / A South Asian fair.

black; dark

(medicine, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin. / (medicine, uncommon) Synonym of melasma.

plural of mela

(pathology) Ellipsis of MELAS syndrome.; A condition caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes.

Alternative form of Kumbh Mela

A Hindu festival, held every twelve years at four locations in India, at which pilgrims bathe in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers for purification from sin.

plural of Kumbh Mela

(historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies. / Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

(literary) Affected with great sadness or depression.