Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

At her funeral, her grieving parents draped her coffin with the garment, which, as was customary, was donated to the temple along with her other personal belongings. A monk later sold the kimono to ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

KYOTO--After close to five years of painstaking restoration work, the interior of the impressive Amidado main hall of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

And so, here we mention 6 powerful temples to visit on or before Mahashivratri. One of the twelve jyotirlingas in India, the Kashi Vishwanath temple is in Varanasi, UP. It is considered one of the ...

It's also listed among the 100 Best Sakura Spots in Japan. ・Shinshu Zenkoji Temple (Nagano): Founded in 642, this temple is surrounded by a stunning array of cherry trees and weeping cherry blossoms, ...

Indigenous faiths like Rangfrah and Donyi-Polo are evolving from abstract beliefs to organized faiths with murtis, temples, symbols, rituals, and texts. This has upset proselytising forces.

Tugnath, the highest Shiva temple in the world, is one of the Panch Kedar temples and requires a tough trek, making it one of the most secluded temples in the country ...

A fruit vendor attends to a customer at an outdoor market in Beijing, China January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo China's consumer inflation accelerated to its fastest in five months in ...