Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Hindu devotees and holy men gathered and bathed on the banks of the Ganges river, as part of the Kumbh Mela festival and pil
InMadagascar,ceremoniesinwhichfamiliesexhumetheremainsofdeadrelatives,rewraptheminfreshclothanddancewiththecorpsesareasacredritual.Butanoutbreakofplaguesweeping
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbesentaritualofferingtothenotoriouswar-linkedYasukuniShrineonTuesdayontheoccasionofitsannualautumnfestival.Abehimselfisreportedlytor
In the darkness just before dawn, the southern Indian town buzzed with excitement and energy as revellers began arriving for the spectacle of Jallikattu, the region’s version of running with the bulls.
The first Kalachakra instructions delivered by the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu have formally begun, with some 40 monks beginning a closed-door observance Thursday morning.
Tibet Autonomous Region will make a law to better protect sky burials, a traditional ritual that has drawn controversy after guides began leading tour groups to view the ceremony.
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