It had been raining off and on ever since we reached Madurai. The dark clouds were a constant companion as we waded through the sea of people who had gathered around the Meenakshi temple. We went past ...

In a remote desert in northwestern China, about 20 minutes outside the city of Dunhuang, a wealth of ancient Chinese artworks is squirreled away inside a mile-long stretch of caves that were carved ...

WHEN Langdon Warner visited the Tun-huang Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (Ch’ien Fo Tung) in 1924, he found the place all but deserted and a prey to any hazard of passing soldiers or curio hunters. He ...

LOS ANGELES – For a thousand years China's Cave Temples of Dunhuang were a popular traveler's rest stop, marketplace and religious shrine on the fabled Silk Road. Now they are coming to Los Angeles, ...

At least once in their lives, devout Buddhists in Laos strive to visit a very special temple inside a natural landmark, the Pak Ou Caves, directly on the mighty Mekong River, the lifeline of Southeast ...

Digital artist Jason Salavon has designed a way to let U.S. museum-goers experience the feeling of being in an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple without actually visiting one. In fact, he himself has ...

Nestled within the Ellora Caves, the Kailasa Temple (Cave 16) is a breathtaking monolithic structure carved entirely from a single rock. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this 8th-century marvel by the ...

BHOPAL, (IANS) – The Archaeological Survey of India has found ancient caves, remains of Buddhist structures, temples, mural inscriptions bearing names of cities like Mathura and Koshambi, and Mughal ...

On the surface, Kuala Lumpur, city of 1.8 million people, is a modern metropolis filled with shopping malls and skyscrapers. But beneath that urban buzz lies a city of cultural diversity, fueled by a ...

Like Dua Lipa, visit this colourful caves in addition to the country's most significant statues Dua Lipa was indeed busy sending the Malaysian crowd into euphoria at the Asia leg of her Radical ...