#religious processions

[sheltiechicago]

Amritsar

A Sikh man performs the martial art known as gatka during a religious procession from Gurudwara Ramsar to Akal Takht Sahib at the Golden Temple on the occasion of the 419th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib Sikh holy book

Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

[charlesreeza]

Processional Display Canopy - Museo dell’Opera, Santa Chiara, Naples

Photos by Charles Reeza

[insightfultake]

Faith Over Rule of Law: India’s Dangerous Tolerance for Majoritarian Chaos

In theory, secularism is a promise. In practice, it is a negotiation. And nowhere is this negotiation more visibly skewed than on the public roads of Delhi and its adjoining regions during the annual Kanwar Yatra.

The Kanwariyas, mostly young Hindu male pilgrims, undertake this journey carrying sacred Ganga water to pour over Shiva lingas in temples across northern India. For years, this pilgrimage was a quiet affair, a deeply personal expression of faith. Today, it is a performance. A spectacle. A test of who controls public space, and who is allowed to bypass the law.

[newsdock]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Roman Catholics throughout Latin America and the Caribbean are paying tribute to Jesus Christ in Holy Week traditions that go back centuries and range from religious processions to self-flagellation. Source: Associated Press