The former were twice-born (dvija), once at their natural birth and again at their initiation, when they are invested with ...

Sisters perform a rite in which they tie sacred threads, or rakhi, around their brothers' wrists. The rakhi is traditionally made from interwoven red and gold threads, and today the bands are ...

The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on religious responsibility. Girls are sometimes honoured in the same way ...

Key evidence includes poison packets, a box of sweets, and sacred threads tied around their bodies. Police are considering financial struggles and possible occult rituals as motives while ...

The Indian Festival of Lights is the perfect occasion to a host a celebration with friends and family. This illustrated guide ...

scribing a line between sacred and profane, life and death. We are doused, dunked, dipped, sprinkled—and blessings flow, deep and wide as the River Jordan of Scripture, wondrous as the spring at ...

As of this morning, the new Twitter competitor Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, has over 60 million registered users. It has only been downloadable for two days.

During the celebration, participants change their Janai (sacred thread) and tie Rakshyabandhan (Raksha Bandhan) threads around their wrists. Devotees of Vedic Sanatan Dharma flocked to the river ...

Dawn hasn’t broken yet as I begin speaking with Alejandro “Alex” Garcia and Salvador “Sal” Samano from Thee Sacred Souls, who are in London on the last day of the band’s European tour.

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