Sacred monastic texts lie stacked beneath depictions of many forms of the Buddha in a fortified gompa, or monastery, where the texts are used in religious ceremonies. Each loose-leaf book ...

On January 17, the police tracked and arrested the first accused, Tungri Lamgu, from Naharlagun. As the legal process advanced, the Supreme Court dismissed bail pleas filed by key accused.

It's quiet, refreshing, and ideal for those who need a break from city noise. 4. The Manali Gompa Bright murals, prayer wheels, and a sense of calm — that's what you'll get at this Tibetan ...

Development sacrifices culture, but at the end of the day, people need money.” A view of Kyanjin Gompa, close to Langtang village in the Langtangpa Valley [Kate McMahon/Al Jazeera] Today ...

Spot the endangered snow leopards or take in the beauty of Habba Khatoon Peak. Phugtal Gompa is one of India’s most remote monasteries, built into a cliffside overlooking the Lungnak River.

Tourism beneficiaries and residents of the Gompa road area in Manali town are now hopeful that the newly elected president of the Manali Municipal Council (MC) will resolve the long-pending issue ...

With mega mountains all around, it counts as the best among gorge trekkers who embark on the journey from Rangdum Gompa. The village lies in the basin of the Kanji River, thus blessing tourists ...

The Phuktal Gompa is also the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism and has been operational since the early 15th century. No technology, no internet and yet, some of the best education. As I made my ...

There is expansive Zhong, with 360-degree views of the valley; forbidding Lubra, a tiny riverside hamlet ringed by cliffs; and fortress-like Kagbeni, home to a gompa founded by the 15th-century ...

Khenpo Nyima Samdrup, the abbot of Thasung Tsholing Gompa in Nepal, sat in front of a stove in the monastery's tiny kitchen, dressed in layers of maroon robes and a woollen mustard hat.

The ancestral rivalries between them continued to weigh, and the Batavian Claudius Labeo, an old enemy of Civilis who had also served as a Roman auxiliary fighting in the ranks of Lupercus first and ...

the authorities tend to overlook the encroachments on the pedestrian path at Gompa road in Ward No.... The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881 ...