Julie’s Haircut is now well into its second decade and is no signs of fatigue whatsoever. The band’s progression from garage rock infants to krautrock/psychedelic explorers has taken a while and a few ...

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

‘Athirathram’ considered as the oldest vedic ritual in the world, will be held at Panjal, a sleepy village in Kerala’s thrissur district, in April next year, after a 35 year gap. Considered the ...

Today, September 17, the shraddha* season – the time of the year when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors – is upon us once more. For families, two shraddhas, or the ritual invocation and feasting of ...

Commercial Compact disc. Digital remastering of previous analog recording: Tibetan ritual (Philips, 1971; no. 6586 007). The ritual given in its entirety is an invocation to the goddess Yeshiki Mamo ...

THE Satanic Temple of Los Angeles opened its diabolical doors for its largest ever “black mass” on Saturday night. The demonic affair involved everything from live music, bloodletting and a 45 minute ...

Five figurines from the San Isidro deposit. Scale in centimetres. Credit: J. Przedwojewska-Szymańska / PASI After a detailed analysis, Szymański noticed that by threading a string through these holes, ...