The Mahabharat is one of the two major epics in Sanskrit of ancient India It contains over one lakh couplets and is thrice as long as the Bible However only a fraction of the narration actually deals ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

Discover delightfully unusual museums in Singapore, from Peranakan treasures and reptile wonders to nostalgic toy collections ...

A Dano-Norwegian kingdom, 15 years after claiming sovereignty over Greenland, made a grab for Trincomalee in 1620, after which they were expelled to Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) in Tamilnadu. They paid ...

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia’s National Museum ...

where a Unesco World Heritage Site protects the Buddha’s Tooth, one of Buddhism’s holiest relics – I stopped for lunch at Ranweli Spice Garden. Dinusha Wanniarachchi, who spent his youth ...

Is it true that your tooth shape and other things may dictate how you’re supposed to floss? Dental experts recommend flossing teeth at least once a day, ideally before bed. The goal is to remove ...

So far, the mission has been partially successful – they have unearthed a colossal Buddha head, a massive palm, an ancient wall and inscribed Buddhist relics, all of which are estimated to date back ...

If you’re an adult human, odds are you already know a thing or two about tooth regeneration. Around age six, most of us begin to lose baby teeth in a process called eruption, exchanging our ...

Here are some important things to know about Jackson's teeth. Jackson is wearing diamond grills on his top and bottom teeth. The diamonds are princess cut. He has "10 on 12" grills, which means ...

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