While most of the world was in lockdown, a team of 15 researchers carefully scraped thousands of years of soot, dirt, and ...

The Hadimba Temple in Manali is dedicated to Hadimba Devi, a revered figure from the Mahabharata. This 1553-built temple ...

India is home to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites that were originally temples. These sites, rich in history and architectural grandeur, showcase the artistic brilliance of ancient Indian ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

LIVING IN AFGHANISTAN: With the onset of the nine-day Hindu festival period of Navratri, Kabul’s ancient temples, steeped in fascinating folklore, are buzzing with a record number of devotees DNA Web ...

and Ujjain – each linked to an ancient Hindu myth. The story tells of gods and demons locked in a celestial tug-of-war over the kumbh, a pot containing amrit, the nectar of immortality.

Murugeshi, a retired Associate Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology. Lord Shiva is seated, with his consort Parvati (Uma)on his left lap, on a lotus platform. Lord Ganesha is on his right ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Drawing from personal experiences, Pillai illustrated the fluid nature of Hindu practices. He described his ancestral temple in Kerala, which houses a fascinating array of deities—from the forest ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

We follow everything, all the festivals, everything,” said Ranga Parasuraman, a lifelong member and board trustee for the temple, referring to the ancient texts that act as Hindu manuals for ...