Sundays, or one of three obtuse 40-day periods throughout the year. Also, no imagining things. Or mouth stuff.

Many great ascetics and ‘Hatha Yogis’ have also arrived at the world’s largest fair, set to kick off on January 13 ...

The Congress’s Bengal veteran Pradip Bhattacharya opened a proverbial can of worms with his Saturday remarks that his party ...

Various Patidar leaders, including Italia, had voiced their protest after the woman and the other accused were allegedly ...

The mystery of that great day had every right to the honor of being prepared for by prayer and works of penance; and, in fact, it is impossible to state, with any certainty, when this season of ...

A. The word Penance has other meanings. It means also those punishments we inflict upon ourselves as a means of atoning for our past sins; it means likewise that disposition of the heart in which ...

Bhattacharya claimed he had warned the then state Congress president, Somen Mitra, against the move, but the latter was forced to obey the then national party president Sitaram Kesri’s order ...

The world of street food is experiencing a delightful transformation as fusion flavors take center stage. At summer festivals ...

In the world of ascetics, the most rigorous spiritual practice is 'Hathyoga.' As part of their devotion to their guru, ascetics typically commit to a specific type of yoga for 12 years, which is known ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Zoey Stapleton, a postulant with the Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R. of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother, attends ...

It's not even 2025 but Mardi Gras season is already approaching. Here's a look at parade schedules and everything else you ...