At Gandhrai were discovered, two new temples of the same size and type - one dedicated to Vishnu and the second to Shiva ...

The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji temple in Ando, Nara Prefecture, and will be temporarily sent back to Hiroshima for the first time in 67 years to go ...

Amid preparations to open a Williamsburg outpost of her cult-favorite Thai restaurant, the chef shares her Songkran ...

Longstanding community groups continue to hold up Japanese Americans in Altadena and Pasadena. Will their support be enough?

Welcome to Bangkok Noi, home to city's latest 'it-temple', Wat Suwannaram, and its magnificent murals, as featured in The ...

Planning a trip to the tropical island country of the moment? Beverley Watts has your guide to the unmissable historic sites, ...

Baisakhi, also spelled Vaisakhi, is a widely celebrated Indian festival, especially in Punjab and Haryana. Every Indian is ...

On Kea, a small Greek island just a short ferry ride from Athens, local traditions sit side by side with the latest in luxury ...

A few of our Thai, Laotian, and Cambodian writers share their favorite ways of ringing in the new year during this festival ...

A temple in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, has created pictures featuring cats mourning the death of Buddha that have visitors ...

People across the country this week joyfully gathered to celebrate the start of a new year – 2568 in the Buddhist Era ...