KHAJURAHO, India (RNS) — The ancient, ornately carved Hindu and Jain temples outside this central Indian city have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, and they are on the Archaeological ...

Across India, temples have long served not just a spiritual need but a social one as well. Many of the country’s temples have adopted a long-standing tradition of feeding the masses, allowing pilgrims ...

An ancient Buddhist temple and various other structures have been found in a tiger reserve, during the first expedition to the area for 84 years. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) revealed ...

A data backed look at India’s 10 richest temples, revealing their massive gold reserves, land holdings and donation income ...

Since ancient times, the Sun, or Surya, has been worshipped as the source of life, energy, and light. Ancient Indian ...

Known as the Temple City of India, Bhubaneswar boasts an extraordinary concentration of ancient shrines, sculptures and stone ...

South India is home to breathtaking temples, heritage sites and iconic landmarks that showcase centuries of craftsmanship.

The renovation of the ancient Moonpo Thenkishamman temple, the presiding deity of the Toda tribal community, commenced on Wednesday at Muthanadu Mund near here after a gap of 50 years. Muthanadu Mund ...

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The US will return three ancient bronze sculptures to India that were illegally removed from the country’s temples. The ...

ॐ नमः शिवाय। न स्पर्शेन न मन्त्रेण, भावेन तु प्रसीदति। Shiva is known as the most accessible of gods. He lives in cremation ...

The United States will return three ancient bronze sculptures stolen from Tamil Nadu temples after detailed provenance research confirmed their illegal removal. The Smithsonian's National Museum of ...