
Modi’s ‘Holy Dip’: Practicing Faith or Politics?
On February 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Maha Kumbh Mela taking a ‘holy dip’ at the Triveni Sangam (the believed sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh), an act which he described as a moment of divine connection. Dressed in a saffron jacket and…