Murshidabad, a historic town in West Bengal, has a rich history dating back to 1500 BCE, with archaeological excavations ...

UNESCO added six Indian sites to its tentative World Heritage list, including Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs in Telangana and ...

UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage Sites has included four historical sites from Madhya Pradesh, which is a major recognition of the state's rich cultural legacy. These include the Ashokan ...

The discovery of 2-metre-long Buddha heads with intact features in Ratnagiri establishes that Buddhism was the predominant ...

Four historical heritage sites of Madhya Pradesh have found recognition from the UNESCO. With this, the state now has 18 UNESCO World Heritage sites INDIA ...

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Madhya Pradesh has achieved yet another milestone in preserving and showcasing its rich ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Four historical sites of Madhya Pradesh have been included in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites. These are: Ashokan edict sites, Chausath Yogini temples, Gupta ...

Butkara stupa may have been built by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Senior Monk Dr Walpole Piyananda Thero expresses pleasure over visiting Buddhist sacred places in Pakistan Talking to media at Saidu ...

Around the stupa was a circular path decorated with a circular fence ... This way of conceptualising a kingdom became popular in the Mauryan period (300 BC) and in Buddhist and Jain societies. From ...

The Buddha, therefore, advised them to spread the word of the dhamma by building stupas containing his relics. He even gave them a lock of his hair and demonstrated the design of the stupa by ...

As a stone element was unearthed at one of the ancient stupas at Mullaitivu, things were steamed up once again. The ancient stupa at Kuruindi Vihara was excavated. Then a stone architectural feature, ...