In most Buddhist weddings, monks or nuns do not perform or formalise the ceremony. Instead, the couple may choose a friend or a civil celebrant to conduct the wedding.

Laos is a land of breathtaking natural beauty, from the stunning Kuang Si Falls in Luang Prabang to the vast plains of the ...

A group of foreign beggars who had already been arrested several times by the Chonburi Immigration Department were arrested ...

In Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia, with Theravada Buddhism ... the Naga plays a vital role as the protector of the Buddha and his teachings. The most well-known Naga ...

On his latest work, ‘The Golden Road’, being anchored solidly in fact, using new archaeological finds like the one in Berenike to tell the story of India.

As we enter the year 2025 with more challenges and opportunities, it is a good time to take a look at how India's foreign ...

How ancient merchants, missionaries, monks and artists paved a ‘Golden Road’ that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific ...

Koh Kood, also known as Koh Kut, is an island in Thailand’s eastern region near the Cambodian border ... religious site displays a golden walking Buddha statue in the center of the terrace.

India possesses a glorious maritime heritage that spans over five millennia. The seas, on the three sides of India, have ...

The Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest and most influential spiritual and philosophical traditions, originating in ...