Archaeologists believe they’ve fully excavated eight rooms carved from stone, which were used for ritual practices during the ...

The grandest show on Earth, the magnificent spiritual gathering called Mahakumbh is a fusion of consumerism, political ...

The Weald & Downland Living Museum welcomes the Black Knight Historical Living History Team for an immersive medieval ...

Long-lost crowns, rings, and sceptres dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries have resurfaced in the crypt of Lithuania’s ...

A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and ...

The Cholas are credited with popularizing Nataraja bronzes and singing Bhakti songs in temples, among other practices that ...

The investment made by teerth purohits comes in the form of taxes paid for the land allotted to them since the Mughal period.

Carmenta, also known as Nicostrate, had a festival dedicated to her, the Carmentalia, and was often represented with a crown ...

The medieval historian and former justice of the Supreme Court chooses his favourite books. The fifth and final volume of his history of the Hundred Years War, "Triumph and Illusion", is out in ...

SCIENTISTS have found an ancient royal tomb from 2,800 years ago filled with the remains of decayed horses. The site was found in Siberia and unearthed 18 horses found ritualistically sacrificed ...

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