This temple has an ancient legend that Goddess Meenakshi’s wedding to Lord Shiva was attended by celestial beings, making it one of the holiest celebrations ever. The temple’s giant capstone ...

The word "Skanda" means Kartikeya, the son of Mata Parvati and Lord Shiva, and "mata" means mother ... In her two other hands, she holds lotus flowers. The temple of Mata Skandamata is situated ...

Scholars suspect that they may have been a ritual offering or donation to the temple treasury. It was a common practise in ancient Egypt to donate divine objects to the gods as worship ...

The Unesco-listed Hahoe Folk Village in South Korea has been evacuated and a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple burned to the ground after wildfires tore through southern parts of the country this week.

The country’s largest blaze on record has left 27 dead and destroyed heritage sites, including two 1,000-year-old temples ... to evacuate people and save ancient treasures from the encroaching ...

This immersive exploration of Egypt’s ancient temples uncovers stunning examples of megalithic precision and mysterious engineering. Massive 80-ton stones, cut with laser-like accuracy ...

A wave of anger and resentment has swept through the old Housing Board Colony in the cantonment area of Agar Malwa district following an incident of stone pelting at a local Shiv temple on ...

Hours later much of the temple burned down in one of the deadliest ... YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP A heavy bell that once hung on an ancient wooden structure nearby sat cracked on top of the debris.

A group of five members of Das families — four women and a man — from Gidhgram village's Daspara area in the district's Katwa subdivision climbed the steps of the temple around 10 am ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

During celestial events, the temple aligns perfectly with sunlight and moonlight. The rays touch Krishna’s feet—an architectural marvel of ancient wisdom. Ancient texts speak of tunnels under ...