Prior to the statue's theft, it had been part of a chaitya (a public place of prayer or worship) in the Nepali village of Bungamati, 45 minutes from the country's capital of Kathmandu.

BHUBANESWAR: Remains of a Chaitya Griha have been found near the three colossal Buddha heads that were earlier excavated from the Ratnagiri site.The ongoing exc ...

The magnificent hall Chaitya with high columns and many decorations shows how religious and brilliant were those who lived in that part of India long ago. Close by are the Bhaja caves which also ...

This Chaitya shrine is one of the spots where Lord Buddha spent seven days (the second week of enlightenment) looking at the Bodhi tree. It is believed that he did so without batting his eyelids ...

A massive crowd of followers is expected to visit Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar to observe the day. Mumbai Police has issued traffic advisory for smooth flow of traffic amid massive crowd visiting Dadar ...

The police said, as huge crowds are expected to visit the Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar, vehicular traffic near the roads leading towards Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar were likely to be affected. Hence ...

Dematamal Viharaya and inset the huge Yudaganawa Chaitya The picture sque wewa. The temple precinct has many white Frangipanni trees laden with blossoms. Heaps of fallen araliya had been freshly swept ...