In Taiwan, Mazu is particularly venerated, with significant pilgrimages that have multiplied in recent years. The mythology that develops around Mazu, whose properties of protection and mercy are ...

Panaji: A few days after the Shree Devi Lairai Jatra stampede tragedy left six dead and 74 injured, the temple’s ‘kaulotsav’ was subdued, with fewer d.

Port guide: Keelung, Taiwan. By Brian Johnston. April 29, 2025 — 5.20pm. ... crowned by a Buddhist temple and enormous statue of goddess Guan Yin. The complex is kitsch and colourful, ...

The temple dedicated to the goddess Mazu in Hsinchu, Taiwan, in 2016. OUTLOOKXP / CC-BY-SA 4.0. On the roof of the building, ornamental dragons dance like a raging ocean.

Taipei is suspicious of Beijing’s efforts to attract devotees of the goddess to her mother temple but 200,000 Taiwanese a year make the trip. Advertisement Taiwan ...

Two additional centuries passed by until, around 550 B.C.E., the Lydian King Croesus decided to finance the construction of a bigger, better temple dedicated to the goddess of the hunt.

Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple Crown Stolen: A crown gifted by PM Modi to the Jeshoreshwari temple was stolen during a brief period after the priest left. The crown holds great cultural significance ...

Satkhira, Bangladesh: A crown of goddess Kali has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira's Shyamnagar. This crown was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the ...

The temple is dedicated to Guanyin, the Buddhist goddess of mercy, but it also houses altars for Taoist deities, reflecting the blend of Buddhist, Taoist, and folk religions common in Taiwanese ...

Aug. 5 to Aug. 11. A representative from the Chang-Liao-Chien (張廖簡) clan association will open the gate to the underworld at 2pm today. The unique ritual, where the participant takes an actual key to ...