Nepal's newly restored Boudhanath stupa reopened to the public Tuesday after it was damaged in the deadly 2015 earthquake that left much of the country's cultural heritage in ruins. The white-domed ...

In this photo by Niranjan Shrestha, a laborer works on the reconstruction of Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. The stupa was damaged in the 2015 earthquakes that killed nearly 9,000 people and ...

Nepal’s largest stupa, one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Tibetan Buddhism, was festooned with biodegradable prayer flags on Saturday after devotees replaced the more common synthetic version with ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A year and a half after a colossal earthquake destroyed hundreds of treasured historic sites across this mountain nation, Nepal this week celebrated the restoration of the first ...

Buddhist devotees stand in a queue to light butter lamps during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday. The Associated Press A devotee knelt ...

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 is known throughout the world for its mountainous terrain. It shares a stake in the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest, and has, in total, eight mountains taller than 26,000 feet. It's a number ...