Kumbh mystique now draws Harvard dons

Besides the millions of pilgrims, ash-smeared ascetics, doe-eyed starlets and wide-eyed tourists that usually flock to the Mahakumbh Mela in Allahabad, there is a new class of visitors the religious gathering has attracted this year: academics and students from Harvard University. Intrigued by the sheer scale and complex dynamics of the mela, a group of top Harvard dons...

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