"I'm sure my 90-year-old father is excited to know the younger generation still loves the art and spirit of the Big Head Buddha," the craftsman says. Want to make a Buddha head? Join the workshop ...

Odisha’s links to Buddhism dates back to Mauryan Emperor Ashoka’s invasion of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga. But with ASI renewing excavation efforts in Ratnagiri, it has brought back focus on a site ...