Japan’s oldest geisha uses AI hologram to save dying tradition
The Times of India reports that 86-year-old geisha Ikuko, Japan’s oldest and first to receive the Order of the Rising Sun, is using a hologram and AI projections in a Tokyo mall…
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ISKCON Berkeley Snana Yatra sparks timing controversy
ISKCON Berkeley held a Snana Yatra on August 9 in California, drawing criticism from Odisha’s Jagannath culture followers. A video shows devotees pouring water on the deities. Critics say the ritual violates…
80-year-old former Ama diver in Japan symbolises fading tradition
An 80-year-old former Ama diver in Japan's Mie Prefecture has become a symbol of the centuries-old tradition of female free divers who collect seafood without oxygen tanks. The Japan Times profiled Reiko…
Hong Kong’s bun festival packs Cheung Chau island
Hong Kong's iconic bun festival drew throngs of revellers to the outlying island of Cheung Chau on 25 May. Residents and tourists braved high temperatures to watch the 'Piu Sik' parade, also…
Potharaju, whip-wielding guardian, leads Telangana’s Bonalu
As Bonalu, Telangana's most celebrated folk festival, sweeps through Hyderabad, the figure of Potharaju commands attention. Bare-bodied, smeared in turmeric, a red dhoti, brass bells and a whip, he embodies the guardian…
