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Buddhist day out

the buddhists gather for a picnic under the prayer flags
Medicinal Cow Dung

January 30th 2008
A few facts and observations on Nepal... 1. In rural areas of Nepal there used to be a custom of exiling women to the cattle sheds for four days during their period. This was made illegal in 2005 2. Every country in the world has a rectangular flag except Nepal. The Nepalese flag is made up of two triangles joined together 3. Yaks are a very useful Himalayan animal. They are used as high-altitu ... read more
Asia » Nepal

Nepalese Flag 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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