India’s landscape is shaped by centuries of empire building, each dynasty leaving behind architectural marvels that continue ...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. The delegation of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks arrived at rock carved Buddha at Jehanabad in the Swat Valley today (Saturday ...

As snows dwindle and glaciers recede, people in the mountains of northern India are building huge ice cones that provide water into summer. Conical ice stupas serve as water towers, storing winter ...

An ice stupa is an artificial glacier that stores waste stream waters so that the water can be used at a later date when supplies are scarce. It is used as a solution to the water crisis faced by ...

Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the "Buddha"), is an important religion in most of the countries of Asia. Buddhism has assumed many different forms, but in each ...

Pyu Ancient Cities includes the remains of three brick, walled and moated cities of Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra located in vast irrigated landscapes in the dry zone of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) ...