The face with the inimitable spectacles is still everywhere: in graffiti, children’s fancy-dress costumes, at protest marches ...

One of the most notable episodes in the history of the Kumbh Mela occurred in 1915 when Mahatma Gandhi visited the Haridwar gathering shortly after returning from South Africa after twenty-one years.

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