During the Roman Empire, bathhouses were more than a clean place to rinse off the grime from the grind; they were central to ...

At the spiritual epicenter of India, Varanasi beckons those who wish to be altered with its rich history and meditative spots ...

Rohini Vrat on February 7, 2025, allows devotees to gain prosperity and harmony. Observed by Jains and Hindus, it involves ...

Professor of comparative religion and Indian studies DIANA L ECK leads the Pluralism Project at Harvard University studying America s changing religious landscape The author of India A Sacred Geograph ...

The impulse our artists have to make art for art’s sake creates a very generous environment,” gallerist Borrego Curro told Observer during ART WKND GDL.

Two significant Shahi snan dates remain for Mahakumbh 2025: February 12 on Maghi Purnima and February 26 on Mahashivratri.

In anticipation of its new geodesic dome, the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano, the city’s 28-acre regenerative farm and ...

WEAVING IS HUMAN’ at Museo delle Civiltà, Rome recontextualises the museum collection’s often fraught history along the lines ...

For millions of devotees, the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela is far more than just a gathering —  it is a sacred opportunity to take on austerities, align with the universe’s eternal rhythm, and set out on a ...

Prayers and melodic chants reverberated across Dakar’s Yoff neighborhood as thousands of Sufi Muslim followers from the Layene brotherhood commemorated the first public appearance of their founder ...

On the sacred occasion of Maha Kumbh 2025, Swami Ramdev invited devotees and spiritual seekers to embrace the profound tenets of Sanatan Dharma.