India, Feb. 18 -- Spiritual content creator Abhinav Arora, 10, has denied carrying a calfskin leather bag to the Mahakumbh. In a statement to HT.com on his behalf, his father Tarun Raj Arora said the bag was crafted out of canvas and not calfskin, as some people online have claimed. "The said bag is made out of fabric canvas and not calfskin. I don't use leather at all even in my footwears. I will never do that in my lifetime," the 10-year-old claimed.

Abhinav Arora was filmed carrying a designer Dior bag at the Mahakumbh Mela on February 12. Dressed in saffron robes, the 10-year-old held on to the backpack until moments before he took the holy dip in the Sagam - which is the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati riv...