Category Archives: Religion

Kumbha Mela – largest human gathering on the planet

Posted on July 9, 2010 by admin

Named after a pitcher containing the elixir of immortality, this Hindu festival rotates among four locations: Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain, and Nasik. Legend has it that when the gods tried to save the pitcher from demons, drops of the elixir fell … Continue reading →

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Adi Granth

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Punjabi for ‘first book’; the sacred book of the Sikhs. It is also known as the Guru Granth Sahib.The Adi Granth contains almost 6,000 hymns written by Sikh Gurus and other saints. The hymns are mostly arranged according to the … Continue reading →

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Goetheanum Buildings

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

Rudolf Steiner was the founder of Anthroposophy, which, aside from being hard to say, was a part educational and part religious movement aimed at ‘developing the faculty of cognition and the realization of spiritual reality’. The movement led eventually to … Continue reading →

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Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

Rising 50 metres above Oranienburgerstrasse street facades, the restored golden dome of the Neue Synagogue is an exotic presence above the dour apartment blocks. The synagogue was designed by Eduard Knoblauch, and opened in 1866. It could seat 3,000 worshippers, … Continue reading →

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Jeronimos Monastery

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

Originally called the Hieronymites Monastery, Jeronimos was commissioned in the 16th century by King Manuel I, on the site of the Santa Maria chapel, a popular place of worship among the seafaring community that was originally built at the behest … Continue reading →

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