They believed that mistletoe represented the essence of the sun god Taranis and that any tree with mistletoe growing amongst its branches was therefore sacred. The winter solstice was the time ...

Sendanar composed Thiruvisaippa in praise of the Thiruvidaikkazhi Murugan. The sacred tree of this temple is the Kura (webera corymbosa). Under this tree is a bali peetha. Aradhana is offered to ...

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Russell M. Nelson, announcing the 2027 reopening of the Salt Lake ...

It's simply good business. And again, in this respect, the Temple in Jerusalem was no different. Gentiles had an area within which they could penetrate the sacred precincts of the Temple.

The Jaga temple is located 2 or 3 km north of the village. Buildings are specially constructed here for devotees who stay here for the festival. We saw little cradles hanging in the Jar Tree in ...

The Tam Chuc Spring Festival opened with the iconic water procession, where over 200 boats gathered to perform an ancient ...