Incantations, music, and chanting have been used in rites and rituals since the beginning of time, with roots in ancient ...

The sun rises over tall mountains in Ladakh as old temple bells ring through valleys that have heard prayers for hundreds of years. All across India, Buddhist temples stand like peaceful islands in ...

Never had I imagined that one day, he would bless my own daughter, pressing his forehead gently against hers, as if ...

After 14 years in hiding, when King Valagamba finally returned to reclaim his throne in Anuradhapura around 89 BCE, he paid ...

In Siem Reap (Angkor Wat's home) time folds like silk. We discover that, between the temple shadows and the ancient ruins, ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the days before lighthouses, some coastal communities used “fire beacons”—elevated structures ...

Nestled between Shimla and Kalka, Solan is one of Himachal Pradesh’s best-kept secrets. Often called the City of Red Gold for ...

In medieval bestiaries, unicorns were said to be fierce, wild creatures. They were very real but also hidden. Only people ...

There’s been much academic and journalistic attention paid in recent years to the documentable benefits of treating a host of ...

There’s something special about the bucolic Stony Brook area of West Brewster. Over time, it has attracted some of the nation ...

Experience a magical 5-day family adventure in Bhutan — from serene temples and cliffside monasteries to hands-on cultural ...

She walked the forest with grief in her gait, A cradle of sorrow trailing behind— Not a burden, but a memory with weight, a ...