While most tourists stick to the Nile valley, Stanley Stewart heads west into a land of oases, temples, monks and miracles ...

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Lahaina wildfire that took 102 lives and thousands of homes but glad that Maria Lanakila Church was spared, renown Maui ...

While Douthat and I disagree on many things, we can both affirm that there is something "more" to our lives and the universe ...

The tribal villagers of Bhadangepada believe spirits reside throughout their world, dwelling in the mountains, the waters, ...

From the gastronomic specialties of Sifnos to the enigmatic ruins of the Dodecanese, each Greek island has its own distinct ...

The title sequence for the third season of hit series "The White Lotus" looks to Thai art and mythology for an intriguing mini-narrative.

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I’ve always found the performative use of religious language, as an excoriation or a scold, to be laughably ineffective. To ...

Bhutadi Amavasya is observed on Chaitra Amavasya. Certain rules must be followed on this day as negative energies are believed to be more active.