Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, The Divorce Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2023
For over six hundred years, the Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, had served as a refugee for wome...
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Bharat Mata Temple: A Shrine Dedicated to Mother India
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2021
The ancient city of Varanasi, in central India, draws pilgrims from all around the world. One of the most important religious hubs and the h...
Kongo Gumi: The 1,400-Year-Old Company
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2019
Less than two months ago, the renowned British travel agency Thomas Cook laid off more than 21,000 employees the world over and liquidated i...
The Temples of Mount Fanjing
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 11, 2019
Fanjingshan or Mount Fanjing, in Guizhou Province in southwest China, is a sacred Buddhist site and a place of great natural beauty with un...
The Arsonist Who Set Fire to an Ancient Wonder of The World So That People Would Remember Him
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 9, 2019
On the night of July 21, 356 BCE, two important events took place in the Mediterranean Basin. One created history, the other erased it. On ...
Maison Carrée, The Most Intact Roman Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2018
Maison Carrée in Nimes, France . Photo credit: Lamax/Shutterstock.com The Maison Carrée in the city of Nimes, in southern France, is the o...
The Blood Stained Ceilings of Kyoto’s Temples
Kaushik Patowary
May 17, 2018
The Fushimi Castle in Kyoto was one of the last places of action during the “age of warring states”—a period in Japanese history, stretching...
The Hairy Secret Behind Indian Temples
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 21, 2017
Where do hairs for fashion wigs and hair extensions come from? The answer is: everywhere, but the majority of them come from China and India...
The Dragon Temple in Samphran
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2016
About 40 km west of Bangkok lies the district of Samphran, where there is a rather odd-looking Wat or Buddhist temple. The temple complex ha...
The Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, India
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 3, 2015
The iconic Meenakshi Temple is located in the ancient city of Madurai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the heart of the 2...
The Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2015
The beautiful 16th century Veerabhadra temple, also known as Lepakshi temple, is located in the small historical village of Lepakshi in the ...
The 1,444 Carved Pillars of Ranakpur Jain Temple No Two of Which Are Alike
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2015
Ranakpur is a village located in the lush green valley of Aravalli mountain ranges in Pali district of Rajasthan, in western India. It is ho...
Gotokuji: The Temple of The Beckoning Cats
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 22, 2015
Many Japanese shops, restaurants and other businesses keep a little cat doll with its paw raised near their entrances. It is a common Japane...
Longmen Grottoes, China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2014
Longmen Grottoes are a series of Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock on the banks of the Yi River, south of the city of Luoyang, in H...
