This Big Cow Went To Market

In this predominantly Hindu country, cows can roam anywhere, freely as they're considered sacred animals.

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September 12th 2005
Kulu and Maita - both are Magars whose families live in Nangi Village, took me to the local bus station in Pokhara. The Magars are one of the major ethnic groups in Nepal. They're of Tibeto-Burmese origin and live in the middle hills. The hardy and energetic Magar men constitute a big contingent in the renown Gurkha army. It took us five hours to reach the town of Beni ... read more

Asia » Nepal » beni

In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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