How can these discoveries be reconciled with the widespread view that the post-Temple remnant of Jews in the Holy Land was ...

Around 125 years ago, in young America, two Indian elephants took over the streets when they were presented to the American ...

Elephants are used during many Hindu temple ceremonies, paraded through packed crowds with flashing lights, thumping drums ...

The Airavateshvara Temple, built during the 11th-12th century in Tamil Nadu, features an ancient optical illusion. The ...

However, most revolve around the presence of elephants to honour the deity. The majority of Hindu temples in Kerala own elephants, which are donated by devotees.” The petitioner pointed out that ...

Elephants add to the aura of temples and bestow blessings on the devoted. Beautiful women are said to walk with an elephant’s gait. But the animals face an uncertain future. An estimated 3,500 ...

From the lush forests of the south to the grasslands of the northeast, these fun elephant hangouts are worth bumping to the ...

The Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore on Tuesday got a silver covered wooden elephant vahanam with a howdah on top to be used in processions. A total of 130 kilos of silver was used in its making ...

Workers assemble a robotic elephant model (centre), newly donated by the Voice for Asian Elephants Society (VFAES) for religious rituals at the Chakkamparambu Bhagavathy temple in Thrissur.

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That's what happened in temples. Animals were offered, cereals were offered, there were liquid offerings. There were pigeons that were offered. It's also a place of prayer. It's also a place where ...

The Elephant Sanctuary, in Hohenwald, celebrated its 30th anniversary in March, marking three decades of adopting former ...