meaning the threat to indigenous communities in vulnerable areas of Nepal is ever-growing. Kathmandu is known as the city of temples, and through its rich cultural tapestry it is home to seven ...

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees have gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals. KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands ...

Ten years after a powerful earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation of Nepal, its crowded ... centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist temples that sprinkle the city have been restored to their former ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals.

A holy man smokes marijuana at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) 34,734 people played the daily ...