The small village covers 3 square km at an elevation of about 2,700 feet. It is also termed as the “Cherrapunji of the South” because of its weather and heavy rainfalls. The village has a population ...

The exhibition traces how religious imagery took hold in South Asia and beyond through serpent spirits and wide-hipped ...

Snake spirits feature heavily, not sinful but protective. The elephant god Ganesha has a cobra wrapped around his dancing torso, while canopies of snakes are often seen protecting the Buddha and ...

Snake spirits feature heavily, not sinful but protective. The elephant god Ganesha has a cobra wrapped around his dancing torso, while canopies of snakes are often seen protecting the Buddha and the ...

Centuries ago, Kaundinya, an Indian mariner, journeyed to the Mekong Delta, encountering Queen Soma of the Naga clan. Their union sparked the rise of Funan, the first Indianised state in Southeast ...

Scotland’s oldest working theatre has launched a £30,000 fundraising campaign as it bids to avoid cutting its 2025 programme. The Theatre Royal in Dumfries, of which National Bard Robert Burns was a ...

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) — Some places seem to communicate with you when you visit. Not audibly, of course, but they somehow impart the echo of a life lived long ago. That’s the feeling I get at Planting ...

However, not all warlock patrons are evil, and some can be good-natured and willing to offer power to any creature worthy enough to pursue just goals. Although it is difficult to justify just any good ...

It is renowned for its high snake population, especially the iconic king cobra. The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station studies these snakes, highlighting their ecological importance in controlling ...

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