From ritual exclusion to sati and being burnt at the stake for being witches, this meticulous examination of the cultural history of women who have lost their husbands to death looks at how widows hav ...

Devotees flocked to the temple of Lord Shiva in Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the first Monday of the Sawan month. Devotees were also seen queuing up to offer prayers and perform rituals ...

Kashi or Varanasi, the Moksha Nagri, is where souls attain liberation. Here, Maa Ganga carries not just purity, but the final ...

I live in India and have traveled all over, but Varanasi is my favorite city. I love its street food, history, river, and easy day trips like Sarnath.

Varanasi: In a dramatic and symbolic protest, women’s organizations in Varanasi conducted a pind daan—a Hindu funeral ritual traditionally performed for the dead—of Sonam Raghuvanshi, the ...

VARANASI - (IANS) - From the ravages of war, this love story between a Ukrainian man and a Russian woman has also had a painful end.

The following animals don’t bury their dead, but they do perform death rituals that appear to stem either from grief or, in the case of insects, keeping their nest free of pathogens and disease.

The City Older Than Time Itself Varanasi, Kashi, or Banaras — known by many names, but felt the same by the soul. It is not merely a city on the banks of the Ganga, but a living paradox — where ...

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A pope's death sets in motion a series of rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. Here's exactly what happens.

VATICAN CITY — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification ...