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A Pilgrim’s Progress

Nanditha Krishna

The quest for good karma in a Char Dham adventure

The Appeal of Varanasi

For the first time, pilgrims will be able to see the simple grandeur of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and its gold-topped dome

The spiritual is at its most spectacular when sadhus, seers, seekers, nirvana junkies and tourists of religious kitsch descend on Hinduism’s biggest carnival. Aditya Iyer goes to the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

A Bridge to Eternity

Bibek Debroy

The Kumbh infrastructure is a feat but we could still manage our temple tourism better

Prayagraj and Kumbh

Bibek Debroy

The sacred and the civic on the Ganga

Clash at the Confluence

Rahul Pandita

The two ideas of Prayagraj

God of the Year: Ayyappa – A Life

Madhavankutty Pillai

The evolution of the deity at Sabarimala

Pilgrimage Paradigm

Ranjit Hoskote

The relationship between the secular everyday and the sacred perennial

A Journey to Shiva’s Abode

Lakshmi Bayi

The magnificence of Mount Kailash

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pilgrimage

A Pilgrim’s Progress

The Appeal of Varanasi

A Blend in the River

Kumbh Mela: Leaps of Faith

A Bridge to Eternity

Prayagraj and Kumbh

Clash at the Confluence

God of the Year: Ayyappa – A Life

Pilgrimage Paradigm

A Journey to Shiva’s Abode

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