India made history by conducting its first nuclear test in the Pokhran desert of Rajasthan. Code-named ‘Smiling Buddha’ on ...

The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...

Once a year when the Full Moon is in Taurus the Wesak full moon ceremony takes place in the Himalayas.

Cannot Touch In a world where the tallest mountains have been scaled, documented, and celebrated, there stands one enigmatic ...

Having won the past four premierships in a row, the Panthers again began the season as title favourites. But a diabolical ...

Some sections of the historic Mount Holly Cemetery haven’t been touched in decades. Trees have overgrown, toppling headstones.

Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd. Construction on Big Buddha began in 2007, and Phuketians are proud of ...

Simply put, the Bahá’í Faith began on May 23, 1844, when a young Muslim scholar on a quest to find the Promised One ...

Thanks to it, we are able to glimpse what Mount Wutai once was — quite different from what it is today," says Fan. According to Zhong, much of the giant Buddha visitors see today is the result ...

Hari Budha Magar - the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest - will conclude a UK tour at the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells on Friday. Hari Budha Magar during his expedition ...

Historically known as Jiazhou, Leshan is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Emei, and the Dongfeng Weir. It is recognized as a National Historical and ...