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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A warrant released Friday morning reveals new details about the “fraternity ritual” that is believed to have led to the death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson.

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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That is why one cannot entirely rule out the possibility that Bello was into the so-called money rituals even though he—like most who have been arrested for the same crime—looks seriously ...

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 ...

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.

On Mar 4, Era FM came under fire for a video posted on its Instagram page, in which radio hosts Nabil Ahmad, Azad Jasmin and Radin Amir Affendy were seen mimicking the kavadi ritual performed by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

McCray is now alleged to have delivered the final blow before Wilson's eventual death, during a pledging ritual in which pledges were made to stand in a line and receive punches from other ...