Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield ...

After Gandini Jugglers went all retro on us last year by bringing back their classic outing Smashed, the sine qua non of ...

Mumbai: In a first for Mumbai, a young college graduate, who has decided to renounce the world and accept monkhood, was ...

Edward Boccia was an influential American Expressionist in his lifetime. Now, a New York exhibition sheds light on his ...

South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and ...

Renowned for inking Angelina Jolie and other global celebrities, Ajarn Noo Kanpai has brought Thailand’s sacred Sak Yant ...

Mark 13:35-37, “Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

The city packs a big punch on the UNESCO World Heritage front — it has 17 sites, including temples, shrines, and the famous Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji). Cherry, plum, and willow trees spill ...

Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special place in the country’s culture.

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

Our mighty country still does not have a bullet train — but Laos does, despite being one of the poorest nations in the world. The route makes stops in nine cities or towns in the northern half of the ...

Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...