Coming soon: BJP's Hindutva blitzkrieg at Kumbh mela

The Hindutva agenda makes a comeback at a meeting of sants or priests backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS at the Kumbh mela being held in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

A new deadline for the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya is expected to be announced.

RSS affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad or the VHP, which is organising the event, has begun distributing pamphlets on the Ram temple and the focus of deliberations will reportedly be on how to harness a soft Hindutva appeal in the run-up to the 2014 general elections.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not at the Kumbh mela today, but his popularity was evident in the area. His supporters had earlier put up his posters as seen in the picture above. But now these have been removed. The VHP had them removed and says it has not invited Mr Modi for today's big meeting.

Not to be left behind, the Congress too has put out the posters of its leaders, like that of Rahul Gandhi.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi too has been shown in the 'Jhansi ki Rani' avatar. Coming up next: More images from Kumbh Mela

A religious procession at Maha Kumbh festival.
(PTI photo)

Priests perform Ganga aarti at Sangam during the Maha Kumbh festival.
(PTI Photo)

A Sadhu plays a traditional snake-shaped musical instrument at his camp during the Maha Kumbh festival.
(AFP photo)