The Revered Tulsi Plant in Hinduism In Hindu scriptures, the Tulsi plant is held in high esteem. Not only does it enhance fortune, but its presence is also believed to eliminate vastu defects in homes ...

Ganga Saptami will be observed on April 23 this year during the auspicious Guru Pushya Yoga, making the occasion even more ...

Pelusium, located on the eastern edge of the Nile Delta, was a vital border fortress protecting Egypt from invasions from the ...

KOTAGIRI, IndiaKOTAGIRI, India — Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the ...

The revered shrine of Badrinath Dham, often called Bhu-Vaikunth, opened its doors to devotees early this morning at 6:15 AM, ...

White sage, which is sacred to a number of Native American tribes in the southwest United States, has been adopted by both some contemporary Pagans and New Age practitioners for purification rites. As ...

For years, meals at the summer sun dance ceremonies on the Eastern Shoshone tribe’s lands in Wyoming were missing something that was once a staple of the sacred rituals. There was no presence of ...

Across the globe, Muslims, Christians and Jews enter seasons of fasting, repentance and remembrance. Together, the Abrahamic traditions represent over half of the world’s religious population. In ...

On the day I sat in on Professor Robert Weiner’s REL 1.13, “Sacred Movement” class, he lectured about his research on Chaco Canyon — a complex center of Indigenous pre-colonial ruins located in ...