I bought myself a Kamakshi Deepam last week after years of wanting one. This naturally led to thoughts of the Devi at Kanchipuram, and I remembered a nice story from the holy city’s annals.

Prayagraj: Shankaracharya of Kanchi Peetham, Jagadguru Swami Vijayendra Saraswathi, will arrive at the Maha Kumbh on Sunday for holy dip and special puja. Later, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ...