Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites have seen widespread flooding

Some surveyed sites date to as early as the seventh century

Rail circuit offers travelers access to the best of Buddhist India and Nepal

Archaeology officials call for additional resources to preserve ancient sites

Traditional ritual poses a threat to centuries-old heritage sites

Monastic delegate lauds potentiel for Buddhist pilgrims

Database part of an initiative to digitally document and preserve world heritage sites

Temples protected as heritage sites

Stone hewers re-carving ancient figures

Remarkable historical site sits atop one of the world's largest copper deposits

UNESCO to review application in 2018

Buddhists in Nepal overjoyed at symbolic restoration of iconic monument

Stupa to reopen to the public with a Buddhist ceremony later this month

Copper coins believed to date to 300–400 CE