Title Pilgrimage and power : the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, 1765-1954 / Kama Maclean

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 344 pages) : illustrations, maps Summary Kama Maclean covers the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, which is not merely a major Hindu religious pilgrimage but the largest religious gathering in the world Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index Notes Print version record Subject Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival) -- Political aspects -- India -- Allahabad -- History Kumbha Melā (Hindu festival) -- Social aspects -- India -- Allahabad -- History India -- Allahabad. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Oxford University Press

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