South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and ...

The apse of a typical chaitya houses a stupa, a dome-like structure built to house relics of the Buddha himself or of the master’s disciples. Karla Caves, a midsize site about two hours east of ...

Due to heavy rainfall in several provinces, including the North-Central Province, the road leading to the Somawathiya Chaitya has been inundated, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

This hall, known as a chaitya or a place of worship in Buddhist ... At the end of the hallway stands a visually simple stupa, symbolising the presence of Lord Buddha. Most of the caves are ...

Close to the sea, you can observe the Ashoka Pillar and the memorial, Chaitya Bhoomi built for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Over the years a replica of the gate of the Sanchi Stupa too has been built here to ...

Dotted in the Deccan Plateau, Pune was then called the “Queen of Deccan” for its green-aura engulfed scenic setting, or ...

Odisha’s links to Buddhism dates back to Mauryan Emperor Ashoka’s invasion of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga. But with ASI renewing excavation efforts in Ratnagiri, it has brought back focus on a site ...

Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation, environmental issues ...

This hall, known as a chaitya or a place of worship in Buddhist ... At the end of the hallway stands a visually simple stupa, symbolising the presence of Lord Buddha. Most of the caves are ...

The festival of Maghe Sankranti is traditionally observed all over Nepal to ward off the cold of winter, promote brotherhood among the people, and uphold the cultural identity of Hindus. The advent of ...