KYOTO—Worshippers can take a ride on a giant white snake made of newspaper and take photographs with the serpent at an ancient temple here. The Kitamukizan Fudoin temple in Fushimi Ward has ...

Held in the village of Champakulam on the Pampa River, it is the oldest ... the race takes place near the Sree Parthasarathy Temple, using traditional snake boats called Palliyodams, which legend ...