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Hegemony: Kerala’s Bharatapuzha as a political stage
Unlike the North Indian Kumbh, the Bharatapuzha by contrast has never functioned as a Pan-Hindu pilgrimage centre. It has no historical association with mass ritual bathing, no priestly networks that regulate sacred time, and no inherited mythological mandate that binds the river to cyclical purification rites. The introduction of the Maha Magha Mahotsavam is a clear cultural imposition by Hindutva
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Entry in counting centre only if tested negative or fully vaccinated: EC
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Covid-19: Plea to restrain UP gov’t from acting against people seeking oxygen, beds on social media
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Telangana HC questions SEC on steps planned for local bodies elections to prevent spread of Covid
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Letter from Central Trade Unions to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
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After Kumbh, Char Dham Yatra next: What is the Uttarakhand CM thinking?
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Who is to blame, 135 people, including teachers die on election duty in UP?
HC pulls up state election commission (SEC) after report says 135 people died on Poll Duty due to COVID-19
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