Built in 593, this UNESCO World Heritage site consists of 17 buildings and a large torii gate, all of which appear to float on water during high tide. The word ‘Miyajima’ means ‘shrine island,’ named ...

Now he's been told to stay at Amagami Shrine, a modest shrine in Kyoto. Uryu is surprised to encounter the shrine's three sisters, all shrine maidens with the Amagami name, Yae, Yuna and Asahi.

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 ...

shares a tutelary deity with the famed Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, Hiroshima. Built near a pond, it abounds in natural water sources and greenery, and it is said that in the past, a white snak ...

The Lithuanian cardinal, elevated to the College of Cardinals in December 2024, presided over the ceremony at Rome’s preeminent Marian shrine, where the “Bell of the Lost” rang out across ...

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 ...

Two people were taken to hospital. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele The Shrine of Remembrance on Birdwood Ave is one of four designated celebration zones for the City of Melbourne’s New Year’s ...

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 ...

According to local legend, a blacksmith from Kyoto was looking to forge a sword for the emperor and discovered the pure waters surrounding the present-day Kanahebisui Shrine, perfect for forging a ...

This tiny shrine is associated with the main Itsukushima shrine on Hiroshima’s Miyajima island. Itsukushima shrines are particularly associated with a legend that the medieval warrior Minamoto Yoshiie ...