Chet Bahadur Thing, 26, a renowned shaman, felt a connection with the spiritual world, and learning from his grandfather, he started practising shamanism at the age of 11. He is now considered a ...

Awa, a shaman who practised the indigenous religion of Nunavut, Canada, made the black-and-white parka from caribou skin in the 1920s, and decorated it with holy symbols to protect him from drowning.

Many people will be living this week in the symbol of Holy Week. For most of the Christian world, Holy Week began on Sunday, April 10, with the observance of Palm Sunday, and will end next Sunday ...