Nagpur in Maharashtra is probably the biggest place it’s celebrated but you’ll see temples across India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh also performing special snake rituals. One of those rituals involves married women feeding snakes milk as a way to safeguard their ...
Together known as Diamond Triangle of Odisha. Excavations done by the Archaeological Survey of India shows that it was a large Buddhist complex with statues of Buddha, stone well and many terracotta temples.
Tirupati, an ancient city inAndhra Pradeshis famous for its temples, which are frequented by people from all parts of India. If you plan a pilgrimage, Tirupati could be a great destination. Its century old temples are famous among pilgrims. The Tirumala Hills in Tirupati are the second oldes...
In 313, the Edict of Milan gave Christians more freedom - and more power. Paganism, meanwhile, was outlawed during the reign of Theodosius (379-395). In 391, the pagan temples in Alexandria were either destroyed or turned into churches. After the philosopher Hypatia was sla...
Pashupatinath is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for Shiva devotees. The Pashupatinath Temple is the largest Hindu temple and is considered to be the holiest of all Hindu Temples. This is a two-tiered golden temple with four silver doorways, hundreds of Shiva linga's ...
began during Ramadan in 361 AH (972 AD) under the order of Jawhar al-Saqli, the renowned leader who founded the city of Cairo. The mosque spans an impressive area of 12,000 square meters. It boasts over 380 beautiful marble columns, their crowns sourced from ancient Egyptian temples. ...
Tipping is just not part of the culture. Don't even leave the small change. People will come running after you with it if you do. Also, don't go into people's homes with your shoes on. You may run into this at certain temples, restaurants or traditional hotels,too. If you see ...
People built it F to remember the visit of King George V._5 You will love the beautiful beach and the delicious se a food there. If you want to know more about art, you can go to the Elephanta Caves. There are many famous temples and wall paintings. A. The best time to visit ...
Ram Navamiis one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated every year by Hindus. Ram Navami will fall on Wednesday, April 17 this year. The auspicious Hindu festival marks the birth anniversary of Lord Rama. Vaishnava Hindus celebrate the festival by visiting temples, praying, fasting, listening...
The rule of the Persians over Egypt lasted for about 100 years. In the early period of Persian rule, there were many positive developments in Egypt such as temples being built by King Darius, who also presented himself as an Egyptian pharaoh. But later, Persian leaders such as Xerxes treated...