The Sri Lankan government is planning to give 359 elephant tusks to a Buddhist temple, a move that critics say is flouting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

On one wall hangs a replica of the Buddha’s footprint, from a mountain temple in Sri Lanka. The footprint is about eighteen inches long. “Yes, I wondered about that, too,” Julia said.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake landed in Bihar earlier today and paid a visit to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. Upon his arrival, he was received by senior government officials ...