Wow..that makes for one very sad headline. And what is she doing to the elephant? Tickling its nostril? (Image source.) Jokes aside, apparently it’s not just extremely disrespectful to confine an elephant, ruin its life and terrorize it into “blessing” people, but they can also contract tuberculosis from humans...
The grand Meenakshi Amman temple forms the heart of the bustling southern city, Madurai. About 10 minutes walk from the railway station down dusty streets, the gopurams (towers) of this temple stand tall and proud having withstood centuries. The temple is an enormous complex of granite popular with locals...
In Kauai, one of the islands of the Hawaii archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a sight to behold: a Shiva temple set amidst verdant hills, a landscaped garden with pond, a river, an ashram and a rudrashka forest. The temple and ashram are run by...
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