Hindu man praying

Visiting the old section of Pokhara, Nepal

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April 10th 2007
Visiting the old section of Pokhara, Nepal, after watching the sun rise over the Himalayan mountains, we got to vendors selling spices and shoes on the sidewalk. We also watched some of the local Hindu people at a small shrine in the middle of the intersection of somne streets performing their daily pujas (prayers) and decorating statues of a Hindu deity. It occurred to me that the flowers and fr ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Pokhara

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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