Jurema's roots are combined with other plants in a wine-like beverage that is consumed at rituals that include dancing and drums, part of Indigenous tradition in northeast Brazil where the plant ...

Evidence indicating psychoactive-centric rituals comes from deep inside the massive stone structures at Chavín de Huántar, a prehistoric ceremonial complex about 270 miles north of Lima.

This period is also called sede vacante – meaning “vacant seat” in Latin. The seat in question is the Holy See – from the Latin Sancta Sedes, meaning “holy chair or seat” – also ...

Parents display a certificate recognising their three-year-old daughter as a world record holder for undertaking 'Santhara', the Jain ritual of fasting unto death, issued by the Golden Book of ...

Meanwhile, in a separate development following police searches at nine addresses across Brazil, a third person who allegedly planned to carry out a “satanist ritual by killing a child or a baby ...

As Char Dham Yatra begins on Akshaya Tritiya (today), a younger generation reimagines the pilgrimage — seeking spirituality and soul-searching in equal measure Once seen as a journey for the ...

Feeding cows, birds, and Brahmins is a widely practiced ritual to gain punya (spiritual merit). Akshaya Tritiya is more than just a day to buy gold—it is a celebration of faith, good karma ...

He said there are hundreds of Jagannath temples across the country, but the rituals of the shrine in Puri are based on scriptures. "The Puri temple is mentioned in mythology because Lord Vishnu ...

Meghan Markle has come under fire for the bedtime ritual she performs for her children. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, revealed she sends emails to her children Archie, five, and Lilibet, three ...

Meghan Markle has revealed she has an unexpected night time ritual she follows almost every evening before bed. And no, it’s not a convoluted 20-step skincare routine or some kind of ...

Ritual is continuing its investment in women’s health research. “We’ve always wanted to have a stake in the ground when it came to clinical science and research in women’s health,” said ...