The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

Historian Anirudh Kanisetti’s new book, Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire, is filled with revelations ...

He considered the temple as Saivic as he found sculptures of Lord Ganesha on one of the architectures ... he concluded that two temples — one large and one small — stood in the vicinity. Shiva ‘lingam ...

“Midnight offers more room for reflection,” one attendee said. By Amelia Nierenberg Exactly why the sculpture was attacked by University of Georgia students may always be a mystery. But 70 ...

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A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima, the capital of Peru, more than 20 years after it had been removed. The sculpture was unveiled ...

The sculpture was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 490th anniversary of the city's founding. A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima ...

The temple, with its intriguing sculptures of vivid designs, was originally built in 1780 3. The temple, with its intriguing sculptures of vivid designs, was originally built in 1780 4. As per legends ...

Every January, Breckenridge, Colorado, hosts the International Snow Sculpture Championships. Dozens of sculptures carved out of 12-foot (4-m) blocks of snow are put on display for one week. Artists ...