Boudh: Named after Lord Buddha, the historically significant Boudh district remains neglected as a tourist destination ...

Undeterred by his prosthetic hand, a journalist takes down notes during a press conference briefing in Ahmedabad about the ...

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead a mass yoga session at Gorakhnath Temple in Gorakhpur on Friday morning to mark the 11th International Yoga Day. The session, scheduled to begin at ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman affirmed the Modi government's dedication to supporting small entrepreneurs in Leh, distributing loan sanction letters worth ₹5 crore. The government emphasizes ...

The gold plaque, which is roughly 3-by-5 inches, shows a Buddha in flowing robes displaying an open-palmed teaching gesture, known as vitarka mudra, and encircled by a halo. A hole on its side ...

The Buddha’s hand was in the vitarka mudra, or in a position known for teaching, according to the release, and the repoussé plate had a hole on the mid-right side, likely intended for the plate ...

The Buddha’s hand was in the vitarka mudra, or in a position known for teaching, according to the release, and the repoussé plate had a hole on the mid-right side, likely intended for the plate ...

DENVER – George Karl hopped on his electric bicycle, put it in second gear and set off to ride away his blues. Last summer, the Hall of Fame basketball coach logged more than 1,300 miles on his ...

A frightened Mara admits defeat and leaves. Though Mara reappears in Buddha’s life on several occasions thereafter, it is always with hands folded in subservience. This mudra is historic.

Bhumisparsha Mudra With all five fingers of the right hand extended to touch the ground, this hand gesture symbolizes the Buddha's summoning Sthavara, the earth goddess, to witness his defeat of mara ...

Buddhist remains atop the Ratnagiri were first noticed by archaeologist MM Chakrabarty in 1905 and subsequently, the first systematic excavation of the site was carried out by Mitra from 1958 to 1961.