It is also the site of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (the sacred tooth of the Buddha), which is a famous pilgrimage site.

The Oregon Zoo has determined that the newest member of its Asian elephant herd is indeed a girl, and given her a name: Tula-Tu. Oregon Zoo director Heidi Rahn made the announcement live on NBC ...

According to Buddhist tradition, she dreamt that an auspicious white elephant entered her womb ... The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya is said to mark the spot where the Buddha achieved enlightenment.

The Cola invasion in 947 CE saw the destruction of Buddhist places of worship including the Temple of the Tooth. King Mahinda IV (956-972), a great benefactor of Buddhism, restored the edifice which ...

The incident took place at the Manakkulangara Bhagavathy Temple near Koyilandy town in Kozhikode district at 5.30pm on Thursday when one elephant reportedly turned violent and started attacking ...

On a short chain in the other corner is Khai Khem, an elderly tiger with a tooth ... emaciated elephant had a bent, swollen leg hanging in the air and a large, bleeding sore at his temple.

gifted a life-size mechanical elephant, Umamaheshwara, to Karnataka’s Shri Umamaheshwara Veerabhadreshwara Temple at Shilamatha, Tavarekere in recognition of the temple’s decision never to own ...