Dear PAO,I recently came across a video shot in the Philippines where an animal was killed as part of a religious ritual. According to the video, it was a religious rite meant to bring good health and ...

As the winter weather arrives, little in life is better than curling up by the fire: here are the loveliest London pubs with ...

DIANE PHILLIPS. I don’t mean to sound gruesome, but let’s be honest with ourselves and with each other. Some of the rituals around dying and how we remember the dead could ...

On the occasion of Kaal Bhairav Jayanti, know the benefits of chanting Kaal Bhairav Ashtakam and rituals to offer prayer to ...

This Sunday is a yearly reminder that Christ is our only Lord—and that while governments rise and fall, he is Lord eternal.

Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old ...

Eradicate sins and reduce the fear of untimely death. Performing Rudrabhishek, the sacred ritual of bathing the Shiva Lingam, and chanting Shiva mantras are essential practices on this day. Unmarried ...

In Hinduism, every fast and ritual holds special significance. Ekadashi fasting is observed 24 times a year, twice a month—once during Shukla Paksha and once during Krishna Paksha. Devotees believe ...

Two remarkable memoirs of growing up in the county by an almost forgotten Norwich novelist are now back in print thanks to a small Norfolk publishing house Imagine a charming and insistent child ...

Discover the significance and rituals of Kalabhairav Jayanti 2024, honouring Lord Kala Bhairav with prayers and offerings.

Kaal Bhairav Jayanti, celebrated on the eighth day of Krishna Paksha in Margashirsha (November-December), honors Baba Kaal ...