The Mundas and the Santhal of Chota Nagpur region worship mahua (Bassia ... You will find troops of macaques and langurs around many temples. They are fed daily and treated as a part of temple ...

Buddhist devotees converged for a festival in India. Buddhist monks and worshippers from different countries gathered at the 36th Nigma Monlam Chenmo Puja at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, ...

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 ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...

Soha Ali Khan shared photos on Instagram from her family trip to the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Japan with her husband, Kunal Kemmu, and their daughter, Inaaya. Celebrating a decade of marriage ...

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki (Japan): A former chief priest of a temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, from which a Buddha statue was stolen and taken to South Korea, said he was “relieved” about ...

A huge family meal starring yu sheng (a traditional raw fish salad served on New Year’s Day) isn’t the only way to celebrate the advent of the Year of the Snake. Chinese and Thai cultures have ...

CM Yadav's visit to Japan is not limited to the investors' meet but also aims to strengthen cultural ties with the East Asian country and enrich the partnership between the two nations. Bhopal ...

Some Buddhist temples in Thailand are extremely wealthy because their followers donate large amounts as a way of making religious merit.