Filipino devotees reenact crucifixion of Christ Mar 29th, 2013 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) - Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : filipino, devotees, reenact, crucifixion, christ, Top Keywords

Peru ballet competition draws young devotees Sep 7th, 2012 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) Ballet is all they think about. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : peru, ballet, competition, draws, young, devotees, Top Keywords

Filipino Good Friday devotees nailed to crosses Apr 6th, 2012 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) Thousands have gathered in the Philippines to witness devotees nailed to crosses as they mark Good Friday by re-enacting Jesus Christ's suffering. The yearly rites continue even as Roman Catholic church leaders discourage the practice. (Source: ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : filipino, good, friday, devotees, nailed, crosses, Top Keywords

A devotee in a state of trance mimics the creatures which are ... Mar 3rd, 2012 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A devotee in a state of trance mimics the creatures which are tattooed on his body during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Prathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok March 3, 2012. Thousands of believ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : devotee, state, trance, mimics, creatures, which, Top Keywords

A Myanmar's devotee holds flowers as she prays during the 2,600th ... Feb 22nd, 2012 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) (AP) - A Myanmar's devotee holds flowers as she prays during the 2,600th anniversary celebrations of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Gongs chimed as thousands of people in ceremonial costumes walked barefoot Wednes... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : myanmar's, devotee, flowers, prays, 2600th, which, Top Keywords

Buddhist devotees prepare to cerebrate the 2,600 anniversary ... Feb 22nd, 2012 - 04:20h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Buddhist devotees prepare to cerebrate the 2,600 anniversary of Myanmar's land mark Shwedagon Pagoda's establishment in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Vast crowds were gathering Wednesday at Myanmar's most sacred Buddhi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : buddhist, devotees, prepare, cerebrate, 2600, anniversary, Top Keywords

Hindu devotees pour milk over Shivling (a symbol of Lord Shiva) ... Feb 20th, 2012 - 09:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Hindu devotees pour milk over Shivling (a symbol of Lord Shiva) inside a temple during the Mahashivratri festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad February 20, 2012. Hindus across the country celebrate Mahashivratri, better known ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hindu, devotees, pour, milk, shivling, symbol, lord, shiva, Top Keywords

An injured Hindu devotee is taken to a hospital after a stampede ... Feb 19th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - An injured Hindu devotee is taken to a hospital after a stampede at Junagadh district in the western Indian state of Gujarat February 19, 2012. Six people were killed and a dozen injured in a stampede on Sunday at the Bhavnath temple'... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : injured, hindu, devotee, taken, hospital, stampede, lord, shiva, Top Keywords

Malaysian Chinese devotees shake a deity statue while leaving ... Feb 11th, 2012 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Malaysian Chinese devotees shake a deity statue while leaving the Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple during an annual Chingay parade in Johor Bahru, southern Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Many festival goers turn out in the city to watch the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : malaysian, chinese, devotees, shake, deity, statue, while, leaving, Top Keywords

Hindu devotees dry their clothes after taking a holy dip in ... Feb 7th, 2012 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Hindu devotees dry their clothes after taking a holy dip in the waters of the river Saryu during the Magh Mela festival at Ayodhya, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, February 7, 2012. The festival is an annual religious event... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hindu, devotees, clothes, taking, holy, statue, while, leaving, Top Keywords