The Lowo-Monlam Chenmo was recently held in Jharkot, Muktinath, for seven days at the Jharkot centre, attended by over 500 monks and nuns. "It was amazing to see," one of the spectators told THT.

Accused Kiran Darji, 30, a resident of Sichey in Gangtok, was arrested on Monday. He was trying to enter Nepal, police ...

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The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year. Extreme weather patterns at this location ...

In years past, the second son in a family was expected to join a monastery and serve as a monk, but today many leave Mustang. It’s no coincidence that Nepal’s roadbuilding boom is occurring ...

Greece and Egypt have entered a renewed phase of high-level diplomatic negotiations following rising tensions over the legal status and property rights of the ancient Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint ...

This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the ...

During renovation of a historic monastery in Poland, workers removed the floor and found very rare 300-year-old artifacts, officials said. Google Street View May 2012 ...

In a city of eastern Poland, a team got to work renovating a historic monastery. As part of the project, they removed the old wooden flooring — and uncovered some very rare 300-year-old artifacts.