The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...

A devotee offers milk while praying in a temple on the occasion of Buddha Purnima festival in Kolkata, India, Monday, May 12, ...

In what part of the world is a community denied full control over its holiest shrines? Except us?” asked Akash Lama, the ...

The pagoda was built in Nepal over two years and involved more than a million hours of labour by dozens of Nepalese artisans ...

The environmental impact assessment for a controversial cable car project in an area of Nepal held sacred by Indigenous ...

Lydia Swinscoe recalls all the highs and lows of her solo travels through South Asia — and reveals what it taught her about ...

The Kedarnath temple was adorned with 108 quintals of flowers of 54 varieties, including roses and marigolds brought from ...

Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee their country in the early 1990s. Today, they remain in ...

The Himalayan temple was adorned with 108 quintals of flowers of 54 varieties, including roses and marigolds brought from ...

"We do not think the Indian government is in favour of restoring monarchy in Nepal. It is Yogi Adityanath’s personal project, ...