Yet that year, on the other side of the globe, an emperor from southern India was preparing to build the world's most colossal temple. Completed just 10 years later, it was 216ft (66m) tall ...

Kerala, often celebrated as one of India’s most socially, politically, culturally and economically advanced states, is no ...

One of India's wealthiest temples has apologised after six people were killed and dozens more injured in a crush as they queued for tickets to a festival which attracts hundreds of thousands each ...