In Palermo, a Catholic Saint Joins the Hindu Pantheon
Briefly

After they spread pink petals on golden statues of Ganesh and Shiva, and recited prayers to blue-skinned and eight-armed gods, the Hindu faithful left their temple and headed to a party for another one of their divinities the Catholic St. Rosalia.
Palermo, shaped by Greek, Byzantine, Arab, Norman, and Spanish civilizations, celebrates with a medley of cultures defying strict borders and identities seen in Europe’s political discourse.
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