All of which makes "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diaspora ... easily assume aspects of a Hindu god or goddess without sacrificing her identity. She is a complex multivocal ...

Depictions of the goddess have been influenced by representations of indigenous African water spirits, European mermaids, Hindu gods, and Christian and Muslim saints. The water spirit is often ...

Built in the 16th century by Hindu priest Dang Hyang Nirartha, it honors sea gods and serves as a guardian against evil spirits ... temple is said to float on water and is protected by mythicall ...

The White Lotus cast including Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Carrie Coon and Patrick Schwarzenegger were blessed by a Hindu priest to "keep evil spirits away" before filming. The Spirit House ...