Holy Procession
By Nikki Lastreto First in procession on Maha Sivaratri, March 25, came the Naga sadhus of the Juna Akhara, reputed […]
Kumbha Mela 1998
By M.P. MOHANTY These pilgrims had come from all over India; some of them had been months on the way,
Big-Time Siva Festival
Report by SUNIL P. GOPAL One advantage of running a country is that when there is a problem, you can
Dipavali Debate
With reports from ANIL MAHABIR, DEVANT MAHARAJ and PARAS RAMOUTAR, Trinidad Each Fall the “Dipavali Village” is set up for
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