India, Jan. 18 -- As winter gradually starts showing signs of receding, local inhabitants from India's Himalayan regions, ready themselves to observe Sonam Losar, a festival to mark the seasonal ...

In many cultures, death rituals are often even more significant and elaborate than those performed after birth. The sanctity of burial or cremation is binding for many communities in Nepal as well. So ...

India’s vast musical landscape finds one of its most evocative expressions in its folk traditions, where music, ritual and community life are deeply intertwined. The National Centre for the Performing ...

Preface: Bon: the most ancient spritual tradition of Tibet / Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung -- Introduction: Mandalas: wholeness, integrity and perfection / Charles Ramble -- Art exhibitions for building a ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Gilded surfaces shimmer, woven carpets ripple with color, and sculptural forms twist into intricate gestures as Tsherin Sherpa brings the spirits of the Himalayas to life at the ...

Tibet's Mount Kailas is one of the world's great pilgrimage centres, renowned as an ancient sacred site that embodies a universal sacrality. But 'Kailas histories: Renunciate traditions and the ...

The Department of Anthropology will host a lecture with Sienna Craig, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth College, Thursday, April 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

President Ramchandra Paudel has said that cultural and historical festivals play a vital role in strengthening national unity ...