The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESS Newswire / October 26, 2025 / The historic Jebum-gang Lha-khang Temple in Lhasa, southwest ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of devotees crowded a revered Hindu temple in Nepal’s capital for a festival on Tuesday as coronavirus cases decline and life returns to normal. Around a ...

Butchers kill buffalo during a mass slaughter of the animals for the Gadhimai festival in Nepal. Getty Images A temple in southern Nepal known for the mass slaughter of animals at a festival there ...

KATHMANDU, (Reuters) A temple in southern Nepal known for the mass slaughter of animals at a festival there every five years has indefinitely banned animal sacrifice, India’s Humane Society ...

NEW DELHI – At least nine people were killed inside a Himalayan temple that collapsed Monday after heavy rains set off landslides and flash floods, the latest in a series of disasters this monsoon ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali ...

Sacrificed buffalos lie on the ground of an enclosed compound during the sacrificial ceremony of the "Gadhimai Mela" festival held in Bariyapur November 28, 2014. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar By Ross ...

There are few places on Earth with as ancient a tradition of cannabis use as Kathmandu, the home of temple hashish. From time immemorial, hashish has been used ceremonially in the Hindu temples of the ...

Nestled in a bustling business street and residential area at an altitude of 3,650 meters, the temple has been a center of energy for the ancient city of Lhasa and an important carrier of local ...