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Bhutan is known for its festivals and hiking. Here’s how to plan a trip around both.
There’s no bad time to visit this Himalayan kingdom, which has excellent hikes year-round and vibrant cultural festivals ...
Bhutan’s beauty beckons tourists. Here’s how to plan your trip.
There’s no bad time to visit this Himalayan kingdom, which has excellent hikes year-round and vibrant cultural festivals ...
I Searched the World’s Holiest Places for a God
When I was growing up in India, gods and religions seemed to be everywhere. But I needed to find faith my own way.
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In Nepal, centuries-old Buddhist incense tradition faces overharvesting, climate threats
In Bhakra village of western Nepal’s Manang district, 72-year-old Buddhist nun Tashi Lama sits in silence, chanting as she ...
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Bhutanese refugees stuck in Nepal remain in limbo
Today, the refugees remain in limbo without the proper documentation to go back or integrate into Nepalese society. A Bhutanese temple with Buddhist prayer flags fluttering outside in the Beldangi II ...
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Six crushed to death in India temple stampede
Six people were crushed to death at a Hindu temple in India’s coastal state of Goa, officials said Saturday, after thousands gathered for a popular fire-walking ritual. Goa Chief Minister Pramod ...
Hindustan Times19d
7 killed in Andhra temple wall collapse, probe panel formed
Rescue personnel and others during a rescue operation after a rain-soaked wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Simhachalam, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh ...
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Seven Killed In Wall Collapse At Temple In Andhra Pradesh's Simhachalam, CM Naidu Orders Probe
At least seven people were killed and several others injured after a rain-soaked wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Wednesday, ...
The New York Times20d
U.S. Deported Bhutanese Who Were Here Legally. They Are Now Stateless.
A member of the Bhutanese community in Texas was taken ... Incense fills a former cinder-block school repurposed as a Hindu temple. The aroma of curry and steamed dumplings draws people to Mom ...
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Techie Couple Among 8 Devotees Killed In Andhra Temple Wall Collapse
Pilla Uma Maheswara Rao and Pilla Sailaja were employed with HCL and Infosys in Hyderabad. A techie couple are among seven devotees killed in a wall collapse during an annual festival at Sri ...
The Indian Express20d
Amid rush of devotees for Akshyaya Tritiya, 7 dead as new wall collapses at Visakhapatnam temple
Andhra Pradesh Temple Wall Collapse Deaths: At least seven people were killed and six injured when a newly constructed wall at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam ...
Indiatimes20d
7 devotees killed in wall collapse during Chandanotsavam festival at Simhachalam temple in Andhra Pradesh
At least seven people were killed and several injured when a wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam, Andhra Pradesh, early Wednesday morning. The incident ...