Paddy Fields

Nepalese Adventures

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April 20th 2010
Nepal has offered us a range of totally different experiences; from the frantic polluted congestion of Kathmandu to the beautiful tiered rice paddy fields and water buffaloes ploughing in the countryside valleys. A highlight of Kathmandu was visiting the Shiva temple where we enountered the colourfully painted Hindu holy men (Sadhu's), one of which was reportedly 103 years old! Also, this was ... read more

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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