The sun was once personified as a god, a symbol of a perfect cosmos. The occasional detection of dark blemishes was ...

MORE than a dozen Egyptian mummies embellished with gold tongues and fingernails have been uncovered by archaeologists. Surrounded by ancient amulets, the colourful 2,000-year-old tombs were found ...

As December 21, 2024, approaches, billions of people in the Northern Hemisphere will witness the winter solstice—the shortest ...

It was a great surprise to find that a bed, hiding in plain sight, was used symbolically in paintings of the Annunciation by ...

Surya, the Hindu Sun God, is worshiped in the Vedas. Approximately 13 hymns from Rig Veda and Atharva Veda are devoted to Surya (Rig Veda I.50, 115; X.37,158, 170, 189; Atharva Veda II.21; XIII.2, 3, ...

The Mahakumbh, world’s largest congregation of pilgrims, holds cultural and spiritual significance for crores of devotees as ...

It’s time you came off the fence, Nigel.” So counselled conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton, turning half-around as he ...

Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice falls on or around December 21. This year, the winter solstice ...

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The modern tradition in America of using mistletoe around the Christmas holiday season dates back to the Celts of northern ...