Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices ...

The deceased, a devout Hindu who had lived in the United Kingdom for approximately 70 years, did not leave explicit instructions regarding his funeral arrangements in his will dated 22 December 1993.

An office-bearer of the Samiti, Pawan Chaudhary said hundreds of saints and devotees participated in this year’s procession Smeared in ash from head to toe, several Naga and Aghori sadhus and ...

James Cameron's wife has seen Avatar: Fire and Ash, and she had quite the reaction to it. In an interview with Empire, the filmmaker said that Suzy Amis Cameron, his wife of 25 years, cried for a ...

A WORKSHOP on Hindu funeral rites was held by Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The workshop, led by principal trainer AL Anand Gopi Sivaachariaryaar, focused on educating the ...

Thousands of people welcomed former king Gyanendra to Kathmandu amid a rise in calls to reinstate Hindu monarchy in Nepal. The Himalayan kingdom is seeing bike rallies and surge in online posts ...

Listen to Story Tumpa Das is West Bengal’s only woman crematorium dom Took on role in 2014 after father's death, faced resistance Works 12-14 hours a day, faces hardship in personal life In the ...

On the occasion of Ash Wednesday, marking the commencement of Lenten, devotees thronged churches across various parts of Thoothukudi. Leaves used during Palm Sunday were burnt and sanctified to ...

Sagayaraj leading the Ash Wednesday Mass. According to the faithful, for the next 40 days, the believers will observe special prayers called ‘Way of The Cross’ where the events that led to ...

Paramount+ recently dropped a docu-series, Sin City Gigolos, that follows Ash Armand, aka Akshaya Kubiak, a notable cast member of the showtime reality series, Gigolos. He was arrested in July 2020 in ...

This year, based on the Catholic calendar, Lend will end on April 17, 2025. For Catholics and others who celebrate Lent, the period of fasting starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Maundy Thursday, the ...

Lent is an annual 40-day period of prayer and fasting for Catholics and Christians, that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2025 is today ...