As Diwali approaches, focus on cleaning and decorating your home to invite Goddess Lakshmi. Follow specific rituals like choosing an auspicious time for Lakshmi Puja, adorning your entrance, and ...

The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, located on the outskirts of Osogbo in southwestern Nigeria, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its cultural and spiritual significance. This sacred forest, ...

Nepal has chosen a 2-year-old girl as the new living goddess following the Himalayan country’s old tradition. Aryatara Shakya was chosen as the new Kumari, or "virgin goddess," replacing the incumbent ...

A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace on Tuesday during the country’s longest and most ...

The federal and state governments have been warned that Nigeria’s efforts to promote primary healthcare (PHC) remain at a delicate crossroads, caught between the country’s cultural norms on self-care ...

Navratri 2025 Day 5: The fifth day of Sharadiya Navratri, which is Friday, September 26 this year, is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Skandamata, another form of Goddess Durga. The nine-day ...

On Navratri Day 3, devotees worship Goddess Chandraghanta, the divine form of courage, serenity, and strength. She symbolises balance between inner calm and external power. Astrology says her ...

Navratri is the most powerful time period, which is purely dedicated to Maa Durga and people try to please Goddess Durga during these nine days and nine nights by performing various puja rituals and ...

Come September and the country gears up for Navaratri (in the south) and Dussehra (in the north). But the grandest celebrations take place in West Bengal, especially in Kolkata, where almost every ...

Float builder Jack Rizzuto filed a lawsuit against the Krewe of Oshun, claiming the krewe breached their contract by not paying him the full amount owed. Great Russian petrol crisis rattles Putin ...