PHUKET: The Phuket Immigration Office has announced that it, along with all other government offices, will be closed on ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined ... attended the annual summer festival at Sairenji to offer incense and flowers. People carried the statue in a march through ...

Le Thu Hien, a resident of Thu Duc City, shared her annual practice of visiting Van Phat Pagoda on this special day: "I visit ...

A masterpiece of Chinese architecture, Ong Pagoda offers a glimpse into the deep spiritual and artistic traditions of the ...

The Chinese zodiac corresponds to various years people were born, and each animal is believed to influence the lives of ...

Proy Than’, or coin offering toss, is an essential ritual in a new monk's ordination ceremony. Attendees are advised to bring umbrellas, as the event often becomes a festive scramble for the tossed ...

Experience the vibrant Dashavatar theatre tradition in Zarap village, Maharashtra, where men transform into women characters ...

The Lunar New Year usually starts sometime between late January and mid-February. This year, the festivities begin on ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed, in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen ...

A Lunar New Year celebration in Manila, Philippines. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters) Temple-goers with incense sticks at Jade Buddha Temple on Lunar New Year's Eve in Shanghai. (Go Nakamura/Reuters ...