Mainpat is a small hill station located in the Surguja district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is situated at an ...

A few days before Chinese president Xi Jinping departed for Vietnam, international media reported the ‘disappearance’ and ...

After the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Adi Kailash region is rapidly emerging on the world tourism map, with the government committed to providing better facilities to the tourists, ...

Emily and Sheema will bring a unique insight into Hindu mythology (Image: Richard McMellon) Work and extensive travel in India has kindled a great love of Hindu mythology for Emily. She has devised ...

This apart, a large idol of a Buddhist goddess and 5th century sealings have been recently found from the excavated area. Referring to Tibetan Buddhism (also called Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism ...

In her exhibition catalogue essay “How To Read A Tibetan Painting,” Klimburg-Salter says that ... this hand gesture symbolizes the Buddha's summoning Sthavara, the earth goddess, to witness his defeat ...

UK charity, the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), recognised Nepal’s Reshu Bashyal with a 2025 Whitley Award for addressing the illegal trade in orchids and yews in the country, which has been driven by ...

India's cultural landscape is renowned for its heterogeneity, with a multitude of traditions, languages, and festivals that collectively define the unique identities of its diverse populations. Among ...

Why don’t they conform to orthodox Tibetan Buddhist conventions ... Nor is it known why the image of the Buddhist goddess Tara—a green-skinned, many-armed protector—was accorded such ...