LITTLE ROCK — Once a place of bloody sacrifice, the altar now serves a variety of roles in worship. The slaughtered lambs of Old Testament days might be gone, but to some Christians the altar remains ...
In Japan, butsudan (仏壇) are small shrines found in Buddhist temples and homes. They certainly don’t usually look like the one above! Butsudan manufacturer Takumi Kougei, which is based in Hyogo ...
The altar on C.K. Hiranya Gowda’s kitchen counter is small but elegant. There’s a small sandalwood sculpture of Sri Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, along with other small sculptures of ...