In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2018 photo, people stand near a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India. The government spent unprecedented sums on the heavily-attended Hindu Kumbh Mela festival, with Modi and the chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, himself a Hindu monk, appearing in countless posters. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)