Smaller temples built illegally might have been placed there by construction workers, said Malaysia Council of Hindu Temples and Hindu Associations (Mahima) president N Sivakumar. He told ...

"The depiction of camels on the vessel highlights the importance of the animal, which was a central means of land transportation around 1,200 years ago." ...

As a part of a television broadcast, world travelers Hal and Halla Linker toured the Afghan countryside in 1973, years before the Soviets invaded and the Taliban took control of the Buddhist site ...

The area has been among the hardest hit by the fires. The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple, which is located in Uiseong city, was destroyed by the blaze. However, as we reported earlier, forecasters ...

Hundreds of structures have been burnt or damaged, including historic 7th-century Buddhist temple that was reduced to ashes as the fire continued to expand. “We are nationally in a critical ...

Credit: Mr Gs Travels, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In a world obsessed with the newest technological innovations, some of its oldest temples continue to fulfill their original purpose after thousands of ...

South Korea is battling one of its worst wildfire crises in its recent history, with massive infernos tearing through an ancient temple, destroying national treasures, and consuming hundreds of ...

Among those killed were four civil servants dispatched to fight the wildfire, authorities said. The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of ...