The US recently handed over 297 stolen antiquities to India. But getting them back was not an easy task. S Vijay Kumar’s love ...

A rare ancient idol of Buddha was recovered from the Baitarani river bed near Mudhapada village under the Bhandaripokhari ...

These eyeballs are scattered around the land on the heads of Buddha statues. With six to find, chances are you might miss one or two in your travels across the area. Plus, when it comes to using ...

With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred ...

The pieces are part of the heads of Naga, archaeologists said, a guardian deity thought to have sheltered the Buddha from ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A welcoming arch by the Vithura-Bonacaud road opens the door to an archaeological mystery. The rugged ...

The stones once belonged to a seven-headed serpent-like statue found with a Buddha in the temple. Screengrab from Apsara National Authority's Facebook page What are we learning about the past?

In the 18th century, however, they fell into neglect and were largely forgotten until 1908 when visiting German architect Ernst Boerschmann "discovered" the grand caves filled with Buddha statues ...