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Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

Six sites have been added to India’s Tentative List by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre in 2025. But what exactly is a UNESCO ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

India is a land of rich history, where centuries of culture, art, and architecture have left behind stunning heritage sites ...

Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley ...

Jesus believed in the imminent end of the world and the coming of the “Day of the Lord,” but that day never arrived, and ...

Purim traditions include reading the Megillah, exchanging food gifts, giving to the needy, and dressing in costumes.

In the heart of Thailand's central plain, just 80 kilometres from Bangkok, Ayutthaya is home to sculptural Buddhist temples. This fallen metropolis, a city-island witness to four centuries of history, ...

Many places allow tourists to visit with little restrictions. But Bhutan is different. Nestled in the Himalayas, this tiny, land-locked country has implemented a “high-value, low-impact” tourism model ...

It was not clear why the artefacts were buried in a pot, researchers said, proposing they could have been a ritual offering or a donation to the temple treasury. The latest find could lead to a ...

Among the many remarkable pieces were Appam Raghava’s Hanuman masks, Durga Prasad Chaganti and Divyendu Anand’s aesthetic sculptures, Janardhan Rao Havanje’s Kaavi art, Himanshu Joshi’s Living Temple ...