As an offspring of Aditi, a Vedic entity representing infinity, Surya is one of the twelve Adityas, which also include Indra, ...

I wanted to make the moment count. After all, it’s not every day you get to meet a man dedicated to fostering global peace, ...

The question of stolen cultural property during the colonial era is not just one of legality; it is deeply embedded in ...

Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

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 ...

It is about 40km south of Purulia town. Barely a decade back, the area was like an open-air museum with scattered sculptures of Jain and Buddhist deities. Thankfully, a gated enclosure has been built ...

A superstitious local held a funeral for a snake that died eating its own tail beside a Buddha statue. Khanathip Natip, 60, ...

A mirror from India with an ivory handle carved in the shape of a female fertility deity was buried under volcanic ash at Pompeii in 79 CE. Among the first images of Buddhist deities in human form ...

A thangka is a sacred artform in Tibetan Buddhism. They are painstakingly detailed, richly coloured paintings (or embroidery) on silk, typically depicting Buddhist deities or scenes. An exhibition ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...

"Religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together." — James Madison, letter to ...