Adivasis and Brahmins stake claim over a deity who was worshipped by tribals as a stone for centuries before the stone became a multi-armed idol of a goddess all Hindus revere ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

Returning to Khuzhir in a UAZ, switching to a Korean-made bus, and traveling about 40 minutes along the Angara River leads to ...

Budget 2025 has given a major impetus to Bihar's growth prospects with the announcement of new greenfield airports, a Makhana ...

When in the Land of the Rising Sun, a visit to the famous Kiyomizu-dera temples is a must. Soha Ali Khan and her family soaked in the beauty of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, located atop a small ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Also known as Basanta Panchami or Shree Panchami, the festival brings people together with prayers, music, and rituals.

As an offspring of Aditi, a Vedic entity representing infinity, Surya is one of the twelve Adityas, which also include Indra, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his joy at being part of the Maha Kumbabhishekam of the Murugan Temple in Jakarta, highlighting the cultural an ...

Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking ...

South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and ...