The council also tackled how to curb simony (the sale of spiritual things such as church offices, relics, sacraments, etc.). One legend adds that what Ervig actually did was drug him with spartine—a ...

Tirupati: Tirumala is witnessing a massive surge in pilgrim turnout due to the long weekend, resulting in serpentine queues and extended waiting hours for darshan. As of Sunday 7 p.m., the ...

The Padres adopted its mascot, The Swinging Friar, in 1958, a cartoon-like figure depicted as a friar with a brown hooded cloak, a tonsure (hair shaven as part of a sacred rite), and sandals.

The Vat and Tonsure, Quality Pie, Zefiro, Doris’ Café, Esparza’s Tex-Mex Café, Fong Chong, L’Auberge, Old Wives’ Tales, Veritable Quandary, and, in a recent, sad example, Caffe Mingo’s ...

In gratitude, he changed the era name to the short-lived Tenpyō Kanpō (wondrous treasures of the blessed peace), before abdicating to take tonsure as a Buddhist monk. An amalgam of gold in ...

And by ditching his false teeth and tonsure wig, Kearns is both more and less like himself. For all the mucking about, they still make us invest in the relationship, ensuring the ups and downs packed ...

The temple's elaborate rituals, including the tonsure ceremony, reflect deep traditions and unwavering faith. Situated on a picturesque island, Rameswaram is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites ...

Born into a samurai family, he took the tonsure at the age of 13. After studying Shingon esoteric Buddhism at Daigoji in Kyoto, he traveled to Song-dynasty China three times, bringing the latest ...

Yabu is an unattractive and incompetent middle-aged publishing editor. Mika is a beautiful young author who debuted at 18 and has since written two best-sellers. When Yabu commissions some writing ...

Bollywood actress and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut came out in support of spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev, popularly known as Sadhguru, after he was accused of encouraging women to ...

Many social media user were left divided after the Madras High Court asked why Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is "encouraging the daughters of others to tonsure their heads and live the life of a hermit".