Thousands turn up for the Ambubachi Mela at the Kamakhya Temple and wait for the temple doors to reopen after four days of shutdown says TAPATI BARUAH KASHYAPShakti is the most inspiring subject to de ...

"Wherever the Goddess has touched the earth with her feet, there is born a sacred place." In India, the divine is not a ...

Discover the most unusual traditions in Bali, from birth-order names and sacred newborn rituals to macabre death temples and ...

A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned ...

Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership ...

Buseoksa Temple in Seosan, South Korea, shows the seated Buddha statue on May 10, 2025, before its return to Japan's Kannonji temple. (Kyodo) SEOSAN, South Korea (Kyodo) -- A South Korean temple ...

A South Korean temple that claimed ownership of a 14th-century Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012 handed it over to the Japanese owner on Saturday. While the statue, taken by South ...

Cao Temple, located in Ha Linh town (Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa province), has recently undergone restoration. Its most striking feature is a 31-meter-tall statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with ...

Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple more than 12 years ago returned home on Monday following years-long ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — (AP) — A Christopher Columbus statue removed in 2020 amid a climate of racial reckoning after the police killing of George Floyd has finally found a home in a new museum ...