Preparations are under way to gild the spire of the Bouddhanath stupa with 14 kg of gold. The gilding will be made on Harmika — a square fence-like structure on top of the dome, painted with a pair of ...

It's the classic contrast of modern extravagance and ancient spiritualism. From the air, northeast Kathmandu is dominated by two structures. One is the Hyatt Regency's 14-hectare manicured compound ...

With gold, cash and labour contributed by locals and Buddhist organisations, Kathmandu’s famed Boudhanath stupa has been fully restored, making it the first of the country’s more than 700 ...

The eyes have it: the beautiful Boudhanath Stupa, fully restored within 18 months of the Gorkha earthquake (Will Whitford) I couldn’t hold back the tears when I’d visited Bhaktapur in Kathmandu Valley ...

Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, bore the brunt of the brief but heavy rain today, as the premises of the ancient shrine was inundated. Though inundation of the stupa premises is ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Many of the foreign relief workers who poured into Nepal following the devastating April 25 earthquake were on their way home over the weekend. Medical personnel still in Nepal said ...

PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal, inaugurating the Boudhanath Stupa thanked India and China for extending support Kathmandu: The Boudhanath Stupa, one of the UNESCO-enlisted heritage sites in Nepal which was ...

It is hoped the restored stupa (above) will again attract hundreds of thousands of tourists Nepal has reopened one of its most famous monuments, the Boudhanath Stupa, to the public after it was left ...

Three elderly people look up with wonder and reverence, palms pressed together at the Boudhanath stupa towering over them. Sonam Yangjung Lama, Yangja Phuti, and Samten Lama (pictured, above) are from ...

Nepal has reopened one of its most famous monuments, the Boudhanath Stupa, to the public after it was left with deep cracks during the 2015 earthquake. The white-domed structure in Kathmandu was ...