Japanese Goddess Benzaiten is equivalent of Maa Saraswati, Kangiten is Lord Ganesha? Know about 'Indian Gods in Japan'
If you want to learn more about Indian Gods – including Shiva, Ganesha and Saraswati – and their Japanese counterparts, you have come to the right place.
Road to Unesco: How Chingay community is drumming up support for S’pore and Malaysia’s bid
The People’s Association is also trying to raise awareness of Chingay among the young. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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'The White Lotus': Creator Mike White, cast talk of Season 3
When the 54-year-old creative genius actor-turned-writer-director Mike White created the satirical comedy anthology TV series ...
‘I’m just a seeker’: The Sydney mum who spent a year sampling psychedelics
Sarah Napthali lowers her voice over lunch when our conversation veers to the names of the drugs she used: LSD, MDMA, ...
Cambodia’s Stolen Statues Are Coming Home to an Overflowing Museum
Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to ...
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Many faces of the Sun: Surya in Hindu and Buddhist traditions
As a minor deity in Buddhism, Surya is seen represented in ... Forehead pendant with Sun God Surya in a chariot with attendants; Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; c. 1600–1700; Gold set with semi ...
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The mass pilgrimage flocking to Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh at the beginning of the Lunar New Year
February 2025 - During the recent Lunar New Year, images capturing packed crowds at the foot of Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh resembling an emotive abstract painting, have created a sensation. These ...
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Where To Stay In Bali With Kids (And Where To Avoid)
Bali, known as the island of gods, is a stunning Indonesian Island made up of serene rice paddies, beautiful temples, ...
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François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities, Dies at 85
Christophe Loviny/Gamma-Rapho, via Getty Images The book quotes a refugee who said he had worked in a hospital with 300 beds. “It was a hospital in name only ... to know who God is.” ...
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Babka Diplomacy: Kingston podcaster and café owner influences religion on a global scale
Entire nations have leaned on one religion or another to justify slaughter wholesale. But this should be counterintuitive. All these books concern themselves, at least in part, with teaching us of the ...
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20 Famous Tokyo Landmarks: A Fusion of Tradition and Futurism!
As one of the world’s most famous cities, it also features an iconic skyline, as you’ll discover with our list of famous Tokyo landmarks ... where you can offer prayers to Kannon Bosatsu, the Buddhist ...