Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 10th-century Shiva Nataraja, a 12th-century Somaskanda statue of Shiva with his family, and a 16th-century image of the ...

India has such a high density of temples that an entire lifetime would not be enough to explore them all. So here are seven of them, to embrace the spiritual and architectural power of the country in ...

If you’ve ever wanted to visit India, head to Main Street in Robbinsville, N.J., just west of Hamilton Township, where a gold-topped spire will peek above the skyline. Head toward it, and you arrive ...

Pattachitra is a traditional painting style from Odisha and West Bengal. The word “patta” means cloth, and “chitra” means picture. These paintings are made on cloth prepared with natural materials.The ...

LONDON (AP) — The planned repatriation comes amid a push by foreign governments, including Nigeria, Egypt and Greece, as well as Indigenous peoples from North America to Australia, seeking to reclaim ...

My first experience of houses of worship as tourist attractions was with my grandmother in Europe. Gram was a strong Southern Baptist, but our visit was not for prayer. We blended in with other ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced that it was returning three medieval bronze sculptures to India after an internal investigation revealed they had been removed illegally. A ...

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LONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu poet and saint to India, the university’s Ashmolean Museum said. The Indian High Commission in the U.K.