Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The serpent is conspicuous by its absence in Harappan seals and in Ashokan artworks. Serpent worship is not part of Vedic texts. Multi-headed hooded serpents ...

Of the many figures who shaped modern Sri Lanka, Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933) stands apart as a colossus of cultural and ...

They were overjoyed when David was born on the night of September 17, 1864, in the Pettah district of Colombo, where ‘the national religion and culture had fallen to the lowest pitch of degeneration, ...

A rare temple devoted to Vietnam’s fire deity remains a spiritual anchor in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, preserving history, culture, ...

The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into ...

With its five flat peaks, Mount Wutai is a sacred Buddhist mountain. The cultural landscape is home to forty-one monasteries and includes the East Main Hall of Foguang Temple, the highest surviving ...

The pet-owning population has grown to 15.46 million, representing 29.9 per cent of the country. Read more at ...

Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist As per popular understanding, Ram asks Sita to go through the fire-trial to prove her chastity. But in the early versions of the Sanskrit epic it is not so.

On August 23, a decommissioned Old Trinity Church sign was sold at auction. Members of the congregation were concerned about individuals profiting off of the church's name, but The Rev. Dan Dunlap ...