The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

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Mumbai: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has organised a special ‘Kumbh Snan’ tour for the members of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes living in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The ...

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This is not a weakness: to end with a deep dive into the BJP would suggest that the now prevalent nationalist vision of Hinduism is the religion’s “end point” rather than a single strain.