And in these temples, some objects are common offerings. Coconuts, flowers, Kumkum ... are best not accepted from unknown people. Sacred ash, also called Vibhuti or bhasm, is an extremely pure ...

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City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll ...

The Sadhus, those mystical figures who populated my dreams, present themselves in all their contradictory glory My hands ...

Nature is capable of the most mysterious, surreal, stunning, and powerful things. The only thing we can do as humans is to ...

Nearby, my friend Nick Lapham has captured an extraordinary profusion of life on his trail cameras this winter, including a common raven ... The tree’s flower and leaf buds swell on its branches.

At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured in crowd crushes at the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, where millions ...

Tucked away on a residential street in Southwest Broward County lies a holy structure of architectural grandeur that looks as ...

Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the country’s northern ...

It’s common to have some New Year’s resolutions ... allowing it to burn into ash. Let the white candle safely burn through. Vision boards are an effective tool for manifestation, as they ...

There's a risk that such a mixture will create ideal conditions for their proliferation, eventually ending up in our flower beds ... or coal ash into the compost. Composting waste is an excellent ...