Senior police officer Shalabh Mathur said a "temporary permission" had been provided for the religious event hosted by the local guru, a Hindu preacher who goes by the name Bhole Baba. Indian ...

People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and ...

Bhole Baba held sway amongst a very large Dalit community by supporting the idea of a society without the restrictions and stigma of caste. Another “guru ... part of the Hindu pantheon.