Players in colorful costumes have staged an ancient ball-kicking game called "kemari" as part of a New Year ritual at a Shinto shrine in Kyoto. "Kemari" was popular among Japanese noblemen in the ...

Here are our top picks to start 2025 on the right foot. According to local legend, a blacksmith from Kyoto was looking to forge a sword for the emperor and discovered the pure waters surrounding the ...

14, 1975. Now, 50 years later, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, has begun its yearlong celebration honoring the anniversary of the saint’s canonization.

Rupali Ganguly, celebrated for her lead role in the television series Anupamaa, welcomed the new year of 2025 with a spiritual journey to the revered Vaishno Devi shrine. Known for her grounded ...

The shrine, which originated 500 years ago, shares a tutelary deity with the famed Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, Hiroshima. Built near a pond, it abounds in natural water sources and greenery ...

This creates a powerful visual especially during the changing water levels. The temple is decorated during the Kumbh Mela which makes it a must-visit shrine for the devotees to seek Lord Hanuman’s ...

In the wee hours of Wednesday, New Year's Day worshippers packed the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Tokyo, praying that good luck will come their way in 2025. They began ...

Millions of Japanese people will return to their home towns to be with their families, visit neighborhood shrines on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and watch the New Year TV program "Kohaku Uta ...

Two people have been injured after a large tree branch fell on them near Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance, police say. Police said they were told two men and a woman from Sydney were walking ...

a collection of fearsome-looking snake statues guarding a smaller shrine and plenty of ema (wooden plaques used for wishes) and omamori (good luck charms) with snake motifs. Omiwa Jinja is one of the ...