Tag: #religion
Articles tagged with #religion
The Sita-Ram corridor
Ayodhya in India and Janakpur in Nepal have a connection that predates the national boundary
Decoding diversity
Nepal's national census reaffirms diversity, but stokes controversy and intolerance
Religiously following politics
Nepal’s traditional communal harmony could be disturbed by imported intolerance
Volatile Mix of Politics and Religion
The Election Commission has set local elections for May, with federal elections following early next year. Given the heated debate about…
Where Siddhartha Gautam walked
Kapilvastu-Tilaurakot is 2,700 years old, and is the most well preserved archaeological site in South Asia
Nepal to conduct census amidst Covid-19 surge
Nepal is being engulfed by a second Covid-19 wave, but that has not deterred the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) as it puts finishing touches…
Hindu gods in Bangkok’s malls
Thai devotees at Laxmi temple. All photos: MOONTAE JEONGAt the corner of Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok’s noisy and traffic-clogged…
The Hindu gods of Buddhist Thailand
Brahma at the Erawan Shrine, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, the creator. If people are in deep anguish, Erawan Shrine is where they…
With temples locked up, Nepalis improvise
A girl worships in a locked up Ganesh temple in Kuleshwor in Kathmandu this week. All photos: Rajani MaharjanFor decades, Dhanamaya Singh…
Tengboche abbott’s last wish
The Tengboche Monastery's gate wore a deserted look last week because of the Covid-19 crisis brought trekking nearly to a halt.Anxiety caused by…
K P Oli rams it home
Why Prime Minister K P Oli decided to use the birth anniversary of Nepali poet Bhanubhakta Acharya on Monday to get embroiled in what he should…
The India, US, Nepal, China quadrangle
Nepal’s Communist Party leaders must take note of two events that unfolded in India this week: the roaring welcome to US President Donald Trump…
Guru Rimpoche in a new light
An exhibition of contemporary art on Padmasambhava does not just revive the legend of the Buddhist guru, but also displays the wide variety of…
Waiting till the cows come home
Photo: KUNDA DIXITThe first thing one notices these days while travelling by road in the Tarai are hundreds of cattle blocking the East-West…
My Sweet Lord
Bhawani KC, 84, fastens a peacock feather in her hair, ties a green scarf around her neck and dons a green tika. She then pulls a green ribbon…
Bon voyage
Tibetan animist belief preserves message of conservation in Dolpo
Nepali Muslims on the margins
Madrasa education needs to be improved to uplift Nepal’s Muslim community
Moving to the mainstream
Nepal’s polity provides the Muslim community adequate space for social, economic and political uplifting
Maha Shivaratri
As every year, Hindu devotees from all over the country and neighboring India have gathered to the sacred Pashupatinath Temple for the annual…
The stupa of a million dewdrops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW60CnUgR-IThree elderly people look up with wonder and reverence, palms pressed together at the Boudhanath…
A temple by another name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=iW60CnUgR-IUntil a few decades ago, the white dome of Boudha capped with its gilded tower and…