The festival involves fasting from 6:33 AM to 6:59 PM. Women pray for their husbands' longevity, prepare a special dish called Karadai, and engage in rituals, including tying a sacred thread.

Performing daily puja with devotion pleases the deities. Lighting a diya, offering flowers, and chanting mantras bring peace, positivity, and prosperity. Observing fasts on Ekadashi, Navratri, or ...

This festival symbolizes triumph over evil, with rituals including fasting, prayers, and processions. Devotees seek blessings for protection, prosperity, and courage. Temples host vibrant ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...

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This ancient ritual celebrates the victory of good over evil, symbolized by the burning of an effigy of the mythical demoness Holika. Observed on the full moon night of the Phalgun month in the ...

With the Mahashivratri to be observed on Wednesday, February 26 this year, the devotees are keen to know the auspicious timings and rituals to perform the puja – the Nishita Kaal Puja ...

The expert also shares essential rituals for mitigating negative influences during this time. During the eclipse, several planets will align in ways that can affect us. The Sun, Moon, Saturn ...

Vijaya Ekadashi 2025: Vijaya Ekadashi is the second Ekadashi of the month of February and it's on February 24. Vijaya Ekadashi 2025: Ekadashi is regarded as a holy day and many Hindus observe vrat ...

The nailed head ritual may have been as a way to intimidate their enemies and celebrate their ancestors. The findings published in the April 2025 issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science ...

Now given the bourgeoning spiritual significance of the day, there are some do's and don'ts that one must keep in mind when it comes to observing a fast and partaking in all the rituals that the ...