Monks will chant sacred mantras and observe traditional Buddhist rituals at the chorten. Pilgrims and Lamas from Bhutan, Tawang and neighbouring regions will participate, embodying the spirit of ...

The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...

This temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. The ancient temple is carved into a 300-meter tunnel beneath the Manichoola hill range, approximately 4.8 ...

A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain ‘unprecedented’ wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast that have killed at least 18 people.The ...

The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...

At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple burned down in one of the ...