Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954 by Kama MacLean

Pilgrimage and Power: The Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954

Kama MacLean

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Today the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, is a major Hindu religious pilgrimage and the largest religious gathering in the world. In 2001, according to the government of Uttar Pradesh, 30 million pilgrims were drawn to the confluence of the rivers...

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