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The sacred geography they bulldozed: How Modi’s vision erased Kashi

Mahadev floats in ghostly neon blue inside a glass box. As he tilts his head to swallow the poison of Samudramanthan, a cloud of blue smoke hisses out...

02.04.2026 9

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When the bulldozer came for Mahadev’s city

On January 9 this year, a bulldozer arrived at Manikarnika Ghat in Banaras – one of the holiest sites in Hinduism – by barge, through the river,...

19.03.2026 20

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