With temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), robed pilgrims slowly circled the Kaaba, the black cube at the heart of Mecca's Grand Mosque which is Islam's holiest site.

In the bustling city of Makkah, surrounded by skyscrapers and technology, stands a simple cube-shaped structure made of stone ...

Of all of the Goddesses the goddess Kali is the most fearevoking Kali is a blackskinned goddess who appears to be fierce and unapproachable She wears a necklace of skulls around her neck and has ...

Among the many eccentricities against women in the name cultural religious and traditional was Mulakkaram or Breast Tax a tax forced upon the Dalit women of Travancore in order to cover their breasts ...

With temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), robed pilgrims slowly circled the Kaaba, the black cube at the heart of Mecca's Grand Mosque which is Islam's holiest site.

Key Sacred Sites Visited During Hajj • Kaaba (Masjid al-Haram, Mecca): Pilgrims begin by circumambulating the Kaaba seven times. • Safa and Marwa Hills: Pilgrims walk between these two hills ...