GUJARAT, India (RNS) — In western India, where thousands of monks once worshipped in caves chiseled into the rocky hills, a fight is on to keep Hindu chauvinists from erasing a 2,000-year-old Buddhist ...

Hidden across India are granite caves and temples that showcase remarkably precise stone-cutting and smooth finishes, raising questions about the tools and techniques ancient builders used. Some ...

The Ellora Caves, known locally as ‘Verul Leni’, aren’t just a collection of ancient monuments, they are a breathtaking carved into the very earth of Maharashtra, a destination just 30 km northwest of ...

Nestled in the serene and spiritually rich surroundings of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, Sidheshwar Mahadev Temple at Saddun stands as a divine destination where nature, faith and mystery blend ...

India is a land deeply rooted in history and tradition, and one of the most captivating aspects of its heritage is its ...

‘Ellora’, a new book by Deepanjana Klein and Arno Klein, attempts the first systematic overview of the Ellora cave temples, a ...