The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in the US will return three bronze sculptures to India after determining that they were illegally removed from their original temple sites in Tamil Nadu.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has formally announced plans to return three ancient South Indian bronze sculptures to the Government of India. The decision follows an extensive ...

Cambodia has unveiled its most ambitious and complex restoration of an ancient treasure yet — a six-year international effort that put together 10,000 fragmented pieces to rebuild a 1,000-year-old ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 10th-century Shiva Nataraja, a 12th-century Somaskanda statue of Shiva with his family, and a 16th-century image of the ...

The world’s tallest Nataraja statue can be seen in front of the grand Bharat Mandapam in Delhi for G20 Summit. The 27-foot-tall statue was built in a record 7 months.

New Delhi: A towering statue of ‘Nataraja’, believed to be the world’s tallest, being installed at the venue of the upcoming G20 Summit here, has been made using an ancient casting technique. This ...

“Nataraja is Shiva’s representation and symbol of cosmic energy and the ‘Tandav Mudra’ is a cosmic cycle of creativity, preservation and destruction,” said Sachchidanand Joshi, a member and secretary ...