From reverence to responsibility: Critical devotion and environmental care at the Kumbh Mela
- Social Action: A Quarterly Review of Social Trends
- 75(3), Jul-Sep, 2025: p.308-321
The 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayraj is a sharp contribution: acts of devolution toward the sacred gangs resulted in ecological harm and social injustice. Despite spiritual intonations the festival caused server water pollution and generated tomes of waster. – Reproduced
Critical devotion, Environmental justice, Caste and ecology, Ritual pollution, Faith-based sustainability.