In the mythic geography book Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), many gods hold snakes or hang snakes around their ears, or have a snake’s body, as a mark of their extraordinary abilities, ...

Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at dawn on the first most significant bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival (also known as Mahakumbh) in the northern ...

Ash-smeared naked Hindu holy men charged into India's most sacred river Ganges at ... a silver staff with a snake head. Millions are taking part in the bathing rituals on Tuesday [Ankit Srinivas ...

January 29, 2025, marks the year's first Amavasya, known as Mauni Amavasya. This day is considered auspicious for various ...

Snakes weren’t always “little dragons.” In early Chinese cultures, they were powerful symbols of vitality and strength in ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — ...

Lunar New Year represents a fresh start for many who celebrate. Here's where you can join in the fun around Australia.

The Promise of the Kumbh Mela According to a tradition that reaches back to the foundations of Hinduism, a ritual dip in the ...

Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, ...

While customs, rituals and the length ... rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. The race's course crossed a huge river, which each animal had to traverse to reach ...

The “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) worshipping ritual, held on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, which ...

According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Snake -- which will begin on Jan 29 -- represents wisdom, transformation and ...