Rush at Maha Kumbh shows how Hinduism is losing its pluralistic character  https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rush-at-maha-kumbh-shows-how-hinduism-is-losing-its-pluralistic-character-9845329/ by Savita Jha 
For Hindus, there has never been a single way to practice faith.

increasingly adopting characteristics often associated with Abrahamic religions — such as centralisation, doctrinal rigidity, mass mobilisation, and an emphasis on obligatory practices. 

 

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