Temple: The Point Loma Theosophical Society’s main building and the temple of peace in the early 1900s. Photo courtesy of the ...

The Point Loma course had one previous race two years earlier, a 200-mile event won by Carlson. The 1915 race was to be ...

A week later, they were relieved to find their home intact – but many others did not. Within a few days, a story began to circulate about one of the structures that did not survive: The building ...

Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was famously denounced as an “unmitigated rascal” by the New York Times in 1871. In Sri Lanka, ...

The hermitage has become a kind of soul-sustaining medicine, even though he says he is not religious. He was born into a Hindu family, and his parents were Indian immigrants, both professors and ...

Yoga and meditation were once seen by Americans "as weird and culty," Nicole Daedone tells Reason. "Any new, profoundly ...

On a quiet summer evening in June 1990, Pico Iyer sat in his family home in Santa Barbara, Calif., when suddenly, he was ...

He was born into a Hindu family, and his parents were Indian immigrants, both professors and followers of the Theosophical movement, which combines Eastern and Western beliefs. In the book ...

Chennai, with its blend of beaches, cafes, and historical charm, offers several romantic spots for couples to celebrate ...

As declared, 77 years have gone by since gaining political freedom in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this is the right moment to reflect on the cultural and ideological shifts that have shaped the nation. One ...