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Kumbh Mela: Leaps of Faith

Aditya Iyer

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

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

A River Runs through It

Coursing along India’s riparian culture

Prayagraj and Kumbh

The sacred and the civic on the Ganga

Being a Punjabi

Marked by identity politics

The Cult of Draupadi

In praise of an inclusive goddess

Landmarks of Confession

India’s traditional architecture made amends for its violations of nature

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