Deadly Melee of Sadhus Mars Mela
The official report is that a hundred holy men were injured but none killed in the clash between two monastic […]
Holy Ones
There was no proper map of the sadhu camps available to us, so in the 42¡ celsius (108¡ F) heat,
Dipavali Debate
With reports from ANIL MAHABIR, DEVANT MAHARAJ and PARAS RAMOUTAR, Trinidad Each Fall the “Dipavali Village” is set up for
Big-Time Siva Festival
Report by SUNIL P. GOPAL One advantage of running a country is that when there is a problem, you can
Malaysia’s Piercing Praxis
By Alvin Ung, Associated Press With fish hooks embedded in their backs and spears piercing their cheeks, hundreds of thousands
Guadeloupe Lights Up
By SHARAD SAHAI Journey to Guadeloupe, the twin- island outpost of France in the paradisiacal French West Indies, and you
Riots Fail to Hinder Yatra
By PRABHA PRABHAKAR BHARDWAJ In August 8, 1997, a nationwide strike in Kenya by opposition leaders demanding constitutional reforms and
Bangladesh blessings
By BASHUDEB DHAR, BANGLADESH At the August 4 inauguration of Chittagong’s five-day Janmashtami celebrations, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made