Three Bangles, Three Materials The shakha is carved from sankha, the conch shell. The pola is dyed coral, historically Corallium rubrum or its Indian Ocean cousins, though most bangles sold today use ...

Mirea Noct Azrail, the Queen of the Silent Sea who has not surfaced for three hundred years, spoke of breaking the cycle of a ...

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In Japan, there are natural landscapes that people have looked upon as special existences long before any shrines or temples ...

Kolkata’s centuries-old quarter of idol-makers — Sujit Malakar spends a full day shaping a single mukut, a cerem ...

Foodies already know that the door to a community's food culture is its farmers market. Chefs shop here alongside locals in search of fresh, locally grown, and regionally specific items, so they're ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria has been gone for more than seven centuries. A series of earthquakes, including those of 1303 ...

The ranges in this guide are indicative estimates in Indian rupees, not fixed market quotations. The Banarasi saree is among India’s most celebrated luxury textiles. Its elaborate brocade, intricate ...

Florida is affectionately known as the “Sunshine State”, and is one of the most exciting places to visit in America. With ...

Shell agrees proposed sale of French fuel stations to DCC Energy, source says Shell has agreed a deal with Dublin-based DCC Energy for the proposed sale of its network of fuel retail stations and ...

The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida, stands sentinel over Matanzas Bay. The coquina structure remains sturdy after three centuries. The natural coquina outcroppings ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The blast of the conch shell could be heard all throughout Saint Andrews on Saturday. People of all ages competed in a conch shell blowing contest for the Fifth Annual ...