Imagine waking up early in Bangkok and you see all the beautiful morning fog from your balcony, but as you sip your coffee you realise it's just Bangkok's air pollution that's making the sun rise ...

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Alongside the spiritual rituals and holy dips, the region is home to ancient temples and ashrams that hold immense historical, cultural, and spiritual significance. Here are five must-visit sites ...

I first checked out the Shorinzan Daruma-ji temple, the origin of daruma as good luck charms. The famous temple belongs to the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism, and was founded in 1697. It is a 30-minute ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Ben Wehrspann of Jesup rang in 2025 by participating in one of America’s time-honored New Year’s traditions. He traveled to California along with his daughter, Lydia, and ...

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"The BJP central government is planning to demolish temples and Buddhist temples in different parts of Delhi. There is a religious committee which makes decisions on the shifting of temples or ...

In Sri Lanka, people gathered at Buddhist temples to light oil lamps and incense sticks and pray. And in Dubai, thousands are were attending a fireworks show at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s ...

Eyewitness Song Kangming (transliteration) told Lianhe Zaobao that he was waiting in line to enter the temple's hall when three tiles fell from the archway. "I heard a loud 'bang' and there was ...

The three main architectural styles used for temples and other formal public buildings in ancient Greece were the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian classical orders. The three orders were first described by ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is assisted by attendant monks before giving a sermon at the request of a Buddhist group from Southeast Asia, at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala ...