The stupa is protected under the Antiquities Act of 1975, and anyone who violates the provisions of this Act by destroying, breaking, damaging, altering, injuring, defacing, mutilating, scribbling ...

Before the 1934 earthquake in Bihar, the height of Kesariya Stupa was 123 feet. According to ASI, when Buddhism thrived in India, the Stupa was around 150 feet. Presently, it stands at 104 feet.

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The stupa is speculated to have been constructed with a “Yupasthamba”, an umbrella-like structure built on top of the stupa, instead of the later “koth kerella”. The site can be visited by travelling ...

The town has many remarkable attractions, including Danjo Garan, a huddle of temples with a stunning, 48-metre-high vermillion stupa, and Okunoin, Japan’s largest cemetery where Kobo Daishi is ...

Khanapur: The government has sanctioned Rs 1 crore to develop the Amar Veerula Stupa as a tourist destination and the work has almost reached the final stage. “The memorial garden will be opened ...

The Amar Veerula Stupa in Khanapur is set to become a tourist spot with a Rs 1 crore investment from the government. The project is nearly finished, and the memorial garden will soon be open, ...

The Ramagrama Stupa dating back to 600 BC holds a distinguished place on the UNESCO Heritage Tentative List as “the sole undisturbed original stupa containing relics of Lord Buddha. Dr. Lharkyal Lama, ...

One stupa, or pagoda, the Shwedagon, is the country's most sacred Buddhist site. A coup in 2021 sparked demonstrations.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will not support deep-seabed mining within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Prime Minister James Marape stated yesterday at the United Nations Oceans Conference. Speaking in ...

The Autonomous Bougainville Government President Ishmael Toroama, left, and PNG Prime Minister James Marape signed the Melanesian Agreement on Thursday. 26 June 2025. Photo: Autonomous Bougainville ...