Caste no bar at Kumbh

Religious congregations on a huge scale, such as the Kumbh Mela, the Magh Mela and the Sagar Mela, underline the point that Hindu society is far less casteist or rigid than Hindu-baiters and proponents of identity politics make it out to be. The large number of pilgrims from all parts, who gather for holy dips in rivers and other water bodies on auspicious occasions, makes it impossible to verify the identities of bathers. Dalits, other castes and foreigners, all jostle with Brahmins for space in the sacred waters...

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