EditorialMourners poured a silver cup of water into a bowl as part of a modified purification ritual at Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, Thailand, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (Andre Malerba/The New York Times)
EditorialBritain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in his role as Great Master of the Honourable Order of the Bath, attends the Order of the Bath service at Westminster Abbey, London on May 24, 2022. - The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a mil
Editorial"Ta": Purification Ceremony to Remove the Pains of Love, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)". Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1767-1778. Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.9 cm (8 15/16...