Bengaluru: Indirectly referring to the demolition of Babri Masjid and construction of Ram Mandir, Karnataka RDPR, IT&BT Minister Priyank Kharge has said: "Digging a masjid may give you a temple, but ...

With the recent discovery of the remains of Gupta period's brick temple and a 100-metre high cylindrical stupa on the hill top of Chhathagiri in Nalanda district, the place would soon be another major ...

Chatra (Itkhori), June 13: For decades, Hindu devotees thronging the Maa Bhadrakali Temple in Itkhori may actually have been offering prayers to a Buddha stupa. A five-feet high structure situated at ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been at the forefront of opening the layers of India’s ancient history. Through difficult excavations and field research, each research gives a ...

Excavated in 1867, Parinirvana Stupa is huge stupa made of brick. The stupa has Brahmi inscription on its walls and a reclining Nirvana statue of Buddha inside it. The statue is placed on a brick ...

India wants the most prized jewel in the British crown, the Koh-i-noor, back. Debates are rife on whether the diamond was gifted or prised and the Indian government has promised to get the diamond ...

Korean national treasure the Stupa of State Preceptor Jigwang is finally erected at its original location at Beopcheon Temple in Wonju, Gangwon, and unveiled to the public on Tuesday for the first ...

Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries ...

Lanterns are an important integral element of the Vesak Poya festival (Full Moon in May), which is celebrated to mark three important events in the life of Buddha – birth, enlightenment and death.