Introduction Over the past decade, vegetarian dishes have been gaining popularity around the world. Vegetarianism is ...

Picture this: the air thick with smoke and spices, crowds bustling around food stalls, laughter mixing with sizzling sounds ...

It's not Hanukkah without crispy fried latkes, and this classic recipe, with grated potatoes, onion, flour, and eggs, is ...

Vegan Camp Out just announced its artist lineup for 2026 - next year is the 10th anniversary of the UK festival, and VCO is going all out ...

Robin Schimko, fresh from a trip to Thailand, returns with a series of shots capturing one of the most extreme and fascinating rituals in the world. The German photographer, who has spent years ...

The air at Kathu Shrine before dawn feels different. Thicker, charged, almost breathing. Smoke curls above a sea of white, the scent of incense mixing with the tang of gunpowder. Devotees move through ...

Participants claim to enter trances where they are “possessed by gods” and feel no pain DEVOTEES have pierced their faces with swords, skewers and even bicycles in a shocking ritual during Thailand’s ...

Beginning at dawn, the ceremony marked the sixth day of the annual festival. Spirit mediums, devotees and local residents joined the procession, which set off from the shrine and made its way through ...

“The festival began as gratitude, not entertainment,” Prasert Khaokitpaisan, President of Kathu Shrine, who has also served previously as Mayor of Kathu, told The Phuket News. “People saw their ...

Thousands gathered in Phuket Town to witness sacred processions, where spirit mediums braved rain and rituals during the Vegetarian Festival. Thousands of devotees, spirit mediums, and curious ...