Tag: goddess
Nepal king makes animal sacrifices to power goddess
Nepal's last Hindu King is on his way out and he made first public appearance after Maoists have won general elections in Nepal. Continuing an old practice, King sacrificed an animal to appease the Hindu Goddess...
Venus Banned from London Underground
This is really just handing ammunition to those who call Britain a nanny state:"A 16th Century painting of Venus featuring the Roman goddess of love wearing little but a smile has been deemed too risque for the eyes...
'Goddess' sacked for visiting US
"A 10-year-old girl who is worshipped as a living goddess in Nepal has been stripped of her title for defying tradition and visiting the US."Ok and really I thought getting laid off my job could be bad? I mean how devastating is it to be honoured for a period of life...
A proper farewell for Francys Arsentiev
On May 2, I reported on the story of Ian Woodall's intentions to give final resting peace to Francys Arsentiev, a Colorado climber and mother who perished on Mount Everest in 1998 with her husband Sergei. A touching article came out today in The Rocky Mountain News detailing...
Valentine's Day - Old Wine In New Wine Skin
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Valentine's day has passed several stages in history and has reached a stage where, its roots are almost lost. But what are these various stages? How did we get to where we are today? Austin Cline tells us."
Artifact: A Chilling Tale of Global Warming
From Reason Magazine (h/t FR)"The United Nations has ventured into children’s publishing with a scary story about a small boy who loses a dogsled race because of global warming. In November the odd little picture book cum policy brief, Tore and the Town on Thin Ice, made...
Blessings of Lord Ganesha and Godess Saraswati an...
Check large res image at Picturejockey"I started the last year with a post of Lord Ganesha. This year it Lord Ganesha again along with Goddess Saraswati and Laxmi. Saraswati is goddess of knowledge so her blessing...
Nepal's living goddesses: child slavery or cultur...
Nepal's highest court is wrestling with a local custom whereby prepubescent girls are selected to serve in religious temples as incarnations of the Hindu goddess Taleju. This is an intriguing story from the...
