More than 1.5 million Hindu devotees from across the nation and tourists are expected to throng Penang for this year’s Thaipusam festival, which falls ...

The Chola kings, who ruled from before the Common Era until the 13th century, were long gone by the 17th century, when the Portuguese, Dutch, and the East India Company were vying for trade from the ...

Coconuts are a must-have in almost all Hindu rituals as they are considered harbingers of auspicious beginnings. For devotees, breaking coconuts marks a symbolic surrendering of one’s ego at God’s ...

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From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — ...

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.

From Beijing to Havana, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major ...