MORE than 500 Hindu devotees took to the streets of Clairwood to celebrate the annual Thaipoosam Kavady festival held at the Clairwood Shree Siva Soobramoniar temple on Sunday, February 16.

Tattoos are no longer taboo. One in every three Americans now has at least one tattoo. As getting inked becomes more common, potential risks and side effects are being more intensely scrutinized.

It is unclear, however, whether and to what extent tattoo ink may trigger chronic inflammation in the lymph nodes, home to germ-fighting cells. It is also unclear if the accumulated ink can cause ...

Devotees turned out in their numbers to attend the Umbango Sri Siva Soobramoniar Alayam's Kavady. PHOTO BY VEE RAMSAYI For thousands of Hindus on the South Coast, the 15 days of strict fasting of ...

It was a special occasion for the mother-daughter duo Vanna White/Instagram Vanna White waited decades to get her first tattoo and when she finally took the plunge, she knew exactly who to call.

A tattoo artist in India’s eastern city of Bhubaneswar has been arrested after a woman had a local deity’s likeness inked on her thigh. The tattoo sparked outrage from Hindu groups and devotees.

We were in Mauritius in the week running up to Thai Poosam Kavady and the temples were teeming with sari clad women, much like in Chennai. Various bhajan groups went from temple to temple ...

Asked how many devotees visit the temple, Govender said for the recent Thaipusam Kavady, they catered for up to 600 people a day. “Over the entire period from day 1 to the last day, which was 17 ...

TENSION flared at the Shallcross Tamil Society temple as metro police issued parking tickets during the sacred kavady celebrations on Tuesday, leading to accusations of religious insensitivity and ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past weekend. Share to Facebook ...