Kandy (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday's display of a prized relic that will be shown to the ...

KANDY - Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday's display of a prized relic that will be shown to the public for the first time ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

The temple is possibly the second-largest after Angkor Wat, a Buddhist structure, in Cambodia. Largest in the western hemisphere, Akshardham stands at a height of 191 feet, and is spread over 185 ...

From visiting temples to donning traditional kurta-pajama and supporting local handlooms, the trip is being seen as a strategic outreach to cement cultural ties and strengthen the Modi-Trump connect.

Rishika Baranwal | Apr 18, 2025, 12:46 PM IST 1.Amitabh Bachchan: Kolkata, West Bengal The legendary actor, often referred to as the 'Shahenshah of Bollywood,' has a temple dedicated to him in Kolkata ...

The visit of US Vice-President JD Vance has again put the spotlight on the Akshardham temple. One of the major reasons for the Swaminarayan temples to spread across the world is its architecture. How ...

Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia – Area: 402 acres (largest religious monument in the world) – Originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, later became a Buddhist site. – Location: Tamil Nadu – Area: ...

Hours after arriving in Delhi, JD Vance and his family are scheduled to visit the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple and could also visit a shopping complex selling traditional Indian handcrafted goods, ...