Buddhist soft power: India doubles down on showcasing Buddha’s life & legacy—partly to boost tourism & global influenceIndia is intensifying efforts to highlight its Buddhist heritage, targeting tourism and global influence. The government is improving infra...
02 Mar, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
Lord Ganesha is worshipped in Japan in a unique form, inspired by Odisha's ancient traditionsLord Ganesha, known as Kangiten in Japan, has been worshipped since the 8th-9th centuries CE. His worship is linked to tantric Buddhism and...
22 Sep, 2024, 05.45 PM IST
Feudal Buddha: The spread of Buddhism to Southeast Asia, Central &East Asia, had a lot to do with politics & economicsIt all began in the 19th century when Europeans rediscovered Buddhism. They were able to translate the various Pali texts from Sri Lanka. T...
29 Sep, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi flags off MV Ganga Vilas cruise in VaranasiThe luxury cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in India and Bangladesh. The journey w...
13 Jan, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
Ganga Vilas cruise: Ticket cost, where to book, and everything else you need to knowThe luxury cruise will cover a distance of more than 3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in India and Bangladesh.
13 Jan, 2023, 11.36 AM IST
PM Modi to flag off luxury cruise 'MV Ganga Vilas' on January 13MV Ganga Vilas will put India on the river cruise map of the world, the statement said quoting Union Port, Shipping and Waterways Minister ...
08 Jan, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
A formidable figure, a symbol of Shakti: The evolution of Goddess Kali over the ages in West BengalAlthough today she is seen as an intimidating yet capricious deity in Bengal, Goddess Kali was once a terrifying figure existing in the fri...
24 Oct, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
Away from the hustle bustle of Bhubaneshwar-Puri-Konark, explore Odisha’s ‘Diamond Triangle’It comprises of three obscure, but stunningly beautiful Buddhist heritage sites.
05 Apr, 2018, 05.01 AM IST
Time travel: 5,000 years of history in fifty invaluable artefacts on display at CSMVS100 more objects will be worked on in the next two years, & similar exhibits will follow.
14 Sep, 2016, 08.41 AM IST
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02 Jul, 2015, 10.59 AM IST
Why Ladakh's Hemis Festival is a must-visitThe Hemis Festival is a colourful two-day affair that falls on the 10th day of the Tibetan Lunar month.
02 Jul, 2015, 08.54 AM IST
Leh's Hemis festival draws more foreigners now: MonkHemis festival, an annual affair at the 300-year-old Monastery has been witnessing a dip in no. of local visitors, while drawing in more in...
27 Jun, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
Eat, dance & indulge in adventure sports in Switzerland's Winter Exhibition & Ladakh's Hemis FestivalET-Travel offers you events in Luxury, Entertainment, Food, Sports, Music and Nightlife to experience around the world.
21 May, 2015, 07.50 AM IST
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Carvaka’s lasting influence may even have played a part in the development of the tantric movement a thousand years later.
30 Jan, 2014, 05.17 AM IST
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The Hemis Festival is only a two-day festival but the celebrations are huge enough to be remembered throughout the year.
13 Jun, 2013, 05.11 AM IST
- I am not a Chinese spy in India: Karmapa Lama
Karmapa Ugyen Thinley Dorje today rubbished allegations that he was a Chinese spy and expressed readiness to make clarification to any gove...
02 May, 2011, 04.57 PM IST
- Karmapa's replies unsatisfactory, to be questioned again: Police
The state police team which interrogated the 17th Karmapa, Ogyene Trinley Dorjee again at Gyuto monastery said that it was not satisfied wi...
30 Jan, 2011, 10.40 PM IST