In the old town of Cuttack, Raghunath Patra begins his day at work by placing silver balls on a wooden table and pressing them into wires or tara. The molten wires are then carved into ...

BHUBANESWAR: Remains of a Chaitya Griha have been found near the three colossal Buddha heads that were earlier excavated from the Ratnagiri site.The ongoing exc ...

BHUBANESWAR/BERHAMPUR: In a bid to boost spiritual tourism in Odisha, the government had decided to establish a corridor to enhance connectivity to all the eigh ...

Two years ago, an Indian photographer ... Nor is it known why the image of the Buddhist goddess Tara—a green-skinned, many-armed protector—was accorded such prominence in the Sumtsek paintings.

A few days before Chinese president Xi Jinping departed for Vietnam, international media reported the ‘disappearance’ and ...

Curators, students and scholars are pushing for transparency, ethical collecting and repatriation at Yale museums including ...

with each displaying sculptures of Hindu deities such as Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, celestial dancers (apsaras), and mythical creatures like Naga and Garuda. Among the most impressive pieces is the ...

It is one of the oldest among the 51 Shakti Peethas, believed to mark the spot where the yoni of Goddess Sati fell, as per Hindu mythology ... temples for Kali, Tara, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi ...

A much more obvious nod to the Indian theme is an elephant motif ... on a lotus flower similar to many Buddhist paintings of Tara, a goddess of healing and compassion,” according to Marriner.

Popularly known as the “Lady Superstar” of Indian Cinema, Nayanthara made her acting debut ... Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Goddess Sita in the 2011 mythological ...