Why is the Kumbh Mela universally blamed for the violent outbreak in India while the protests in the US were not responsible for a single case? Kumbh involved a lot less people. Yes, people come from everywhere and stay in crowded gueshouses, but there seems to be something else

I think both most likely contributed to escalation of cases in summer and now in India, but would not see Kumbh as the main reason for the tragedy in India

There were also the farmers protests, yes - which again like the protests in America are never mentioned when discussing Covid. There seems to be a slight difference here

I can’s say exactly how many people participate in Kumbh this year?Maybe 4 million? For comparison, as many as 25 million participated in the summer protests in the US