Shiva Vishnu, founded in 1993, is one of the more traditional temples in South Florida and caters to a South Indian style of Hinduism that sets the temple a part from others, founders say.

What makes the BAPS mandir a compelling example, however, is that there is really nothing new in its model. For centuries in South and Southeast Asia, temples were cultural centers, places of ...

Kim Sang-baek, his wife, Kang Hyeon-ji, and their Pomeranians, Pposong and Pporong, at Mireuksa, one of a number of Buddhist temples in South Korea that encourages visitors to bring their dogs, in ...

In Seoraksan National Park, in the north east of South Korea, the mountainous landscape is dotted with Buddhist shrines. Overnight stays in temples and hikes up rocky crags make for a heady ...