Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri ...

India, often revered as the land of spiritual awakening, has been a cradle of Buddhism for centuries, preserving its rich ...

Jointly held by the China Cultural Center in Laos and Network of International Culturalink Entities, an exhibition brings the audience in Vientiane more than 30 thangka paintings. [Photo provided ...

The walls are lined with vibrant, striking tapestries. Shades of gold, orange and red stand out from the swaths of green and red. Depictions of Buddha and other deities seem to pop out from the cotton ...

This festival ends with the Butter Lamp Festival. The unveiling of a giant Thangka (a sacred Buddhist painting) is a centuries-old tradition. Devotees can make offerings and pray in front of the ...

Ladakh Art Palace presents intricate Tibetan Buddhist Thangka paintings, while Dolon Kudu’s sculptural clay pieces, which have earned her the title of ‘pinch potter’, are also on display.

Nearly all of the UNESCO-listed, centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist temples that sprinkle the city have been restored to their former glory, and the 19th-century Dharahara tower — a city icon ...