1.The Ghats of Varanasi Varanasi is famous for its ghats or steps leading down to the Ganges River. Every ghat has its own historical and religious significance. Dashashwamedh Ghat is believed to ...

Ian Green 'OAM', founder of the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Melbourne, Australia, also addressed the gathering. He emphasized the close and deep-rooted connection between the two nations.

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The Ruwanweli-seya is the most venerated stupa in the land but have we ever pondered what underpins its ‘unique’ status? For architect Shereen Amendra, the fascination of the Mahathupa (the original ...

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The word was “stupa,” a homonym meaning a hemispherical or cylindrical mound or tower artificially constructed of earth, brick or stone, surmounted by a spire or umbrella, and containing a ...

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Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India where ancient traditions, religious zeal, and cultural wealth are embodied. It's timeless and gives an entirely mysterious look to the sacred city on the ...

PM Modi went inside the stupa at the Deekshabhoomi and paid homage to Dr Ambedkar's 'asthi' (mortal remains) kept there. In his message penned in Hindi in the visitors' diary at the venue ...

He went inside the stupa at the Deekshabhoomi and paid homage to Ambedkar’s ‘asthi’ (mortal remains) kept there. In his message penned in Hindi in the visitors’ diary at the venue ...

Getty Images Other than the water fights, other ways to celebrate the holiday are through water pouring, stupa sand sculptures and cleaning the home (Credit: Getty Images) "Songkran is very ...

He topped it with a six-story stupa and filled it with 90,000 sculptures and reliefs of the Buddha—10,000 more images than the temple built by his father contains. I climbed five receding ...