Makhija’s real success lies in the way she presents grim social situations with a lightness of touch that is so matter of ...

Tara, a female Buddha who is a consort of Amoghasiddhi Buddha; Marici, a popular goddess in Buddhism; Padmapani, a Bodhisattva; and Cunda, the smith who gave Gautama Buddha his last meal.

And lining its lengthy walls is a rare full set of 1,000 wooden statues of Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy. The human-sized statues were carved from Japanese cypress in the 12th and 13th ...

Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap government ...

The disappearance of 30-year-old Tara Grinstead mystified the small community of Ocilla Georgia, known for its friendly small-town America values and vast pecan orchards. And for more than a ...

A great kids movie is a beautiful and rare thing. As a father of three, I’ve suffered through enough bad kids entertainment to be enormously thankful for filmmakers who take the same kind of ...

When Choi first visited, he was pleasantly surprised to find a statue of Kuan Yin, the Buddhist goddess of compassion who is a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism commonly practiced in Tibet, China ...

This 40 square-mile body of water dominates the region. It is fringed with cherry trees, and the 187-foot statue of a ...

A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

India is a vast nation with 28 states and at least 718 districts. In order to identify regions, Indian postal department has allotted a unique code known as Pin Code to each district/village/town to ...