NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of a former royal dynasty to run the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the world's richest places of worship, ...
Most of the tall gopurams we see in South India today were built by Nayaka kings of Telugu origin. Most are three to four ...
At the Royal Kathina, Nikky Phinyawatana presents a robe blessed in Thailand by King Rama X to The Dallas Buddhist Temple. Than Sompong Earlier this month, the North Texas Thai community gathered in ...
Centuries ago, the emperor and empress of China graced the halls of a riverside temple for ritual ceremonies, trusting the building as a royal archive. Centuries later, the temple ruins still boast of ...