This festival serves not only as a sacred occasion for worship but also as a time for spiritual awakening, as devotees undergo a series of rigorous rituals and austerities in preparation for the day.
14, 1975. Now, 50 years later, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, has begun its yearlong celebration honoring the anniversary of the saint’s canonization.
Rupali Ganguly, celebrated for her lead role in the television series Anupamaa, welcomed the new year of 2025 with a spiritual journey to the revered Vaishno Devi shrine. Known for her grounded ...
There are shrines to sacred serpents everywhere in Japan. A visit to such a shrine may bring prosperity in the coming year. In ancient times, Sakurai in Nara Prefecture was the seat of the ...
This creates a powerful visual especially during the changing water levels. The temple is decorated during the Kumbh Mela which makes it a must-visit shrine for the devotees to seek Lord Hanuman’s ...
In the wee hours of Wednesday, New Year's Day worshippers packed the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Tokyo, praying that good luck will come their way in 2025. They began ...
As you explore Hyrule and the Sky Islands, locating and beating Shrines will become another part of your journey. Shrines serve the same purpose in TotK as they did in BotW, acting as trials to ...
Millions of Japanese people will return to their home towns to be with their families, visit neighborhood shrines on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and watch the New Year TV program "Kohaku Uta ...
From the Buddhist monasteries of Takht-i-Bahi to the Sufi shrines of Multan, every loss is a blow to the cultural tapestry of the nation. Each site is a custodian of stories—stories of ...