Worldview: Nepal daily life

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APTOPIX Nepal Daily Life

A Nepalese Buddhist woman feeds pigeons near the Boudhanath Stupa in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. A Tibetan monk self immolated last month in the premise of this stupa, an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal New Year

A Sherpa community woman burns incense at Boudhanath Stupa on the first day of the New Year of the Sherpas, the Tamangs and the Tibetans in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Members of the three communities in Nepal are welcoming the year of the snake. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Daily Life

A Nepalese girl looks for snails, used for medicinal purpose, in a paddy field on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Hindu Festival

A Nepalese woman devotee, hands covered with vermilion powder, offers prayers on the banks of the Bagmati River on Rishi Panchami in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Rishi Panchami is a purifying and atonement day for Hindu women in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Festival

Nepalese Hindu women pray before taking a holy dip in the Triveni river during month long Madhav Narayan festival in Panauti outskirt of east of Katmandu Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Hindu women observe month long fast eating only once a day and pray to Goddess Swasthani for the longevity of their husbands during the festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Tibet New Year

Tibetan women offer prayers at a Tibetan Monastery during the third day of "Losar", or Tibetan New Year, at Baudhanath Stupa in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Tibet's exiled government in India called on Tibetans this year to shun celebrations for their traditional new year, which started Wednesday. Instead, Tibetans are urged to pray for those living under Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Hindu Festival

Nepalese Hindu devotees make themselves warm near a fire before taking holy dip in the Bagmati River, during Madhav Narayan festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Hindu god Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month-long fast during the festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Hindu Festival

Nepalese devotees perform rituals on the banks of the Bagmati River during Rishi Panchami, a purifying and atonement day for women, in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Hindu Festival

A Hindu Holy man, with ash smeared on his body, tries to stretch as he rests inside the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 4, 2013. Hindus across the world will be celebrating Mahashivratri, or Shiva’s night festival on March 10, believed to be the day when Shiva got married. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Daily Life

A boy swims in water collected from a stone spout near Bangalamukhi temple in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. There are dozens of centuries-old stone spouts that are still used to collect household water or as public bathing areas in the city. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Labor Day

A Nepalese laborer works at a brick factory on the eve of International Labor Day on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Nepalese workers affiliated to various trade unions are expected to celebrate the day Wednesday by taking out parades and rallies. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Harvest

A Nepalese farmer harvests paddy in Chunnikhel, outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal New Year Festival

A Nepalese devotee smeared in vermilion powder participates in the Sindur Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 15, 2013. Sindur Jatra Festival, is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring and the New Year. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Tibetan New Year

A Tibetan Buddhist monk stands holding a ceremonial umbrella during festivities marking the last day of the Tibetan New Year, or Losar, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Tibetans across the world marked the arrival of the Wood Horse year with prayers and festivities. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Ramadan

A Nepalese Muslim offers prayers at a mosque in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, refraining from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Daily Life

Nepalese men paint Swayambhunath stupa, an ancient religious complex atop a hill in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The complex is also known as the monkey temple as there are a lot of monkeys living here. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Tibetan New Year

A Tibetan girl in traditional attire sings during festivities marking the last day of the Tibetan New Year, or Losar, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Tibetans across the world marked the arrival of the Wood Horse year with prayers and festivities. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Hindu Festival

Nepalese Hindus take bath in the Bagmati River, holy to them, during Madhav Narayan festival in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. During this month-long festival, devotees recite Holy Scriptures dedicated to Hindu goddess Swasthani and Hindu god Lord Shiva. Unmarried women pray to get a good husband while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month-long fast during the festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Festival

Nepalese Gurung community men perform a traditional dance during Tamu Loshar in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. Tamu Loshar is the New Year of the Gurung community, an indigenous community who also call themselves “Tamu.” (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nepal Hindu Festival

Nepalese Hindu women rest at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. During the festival, married Hindu women observe day-long fast and pray for their husbands and a happy married life while those unmarried pray for a good husband. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Daily Life

An Indian woman from Ladakh region offers prayers at the Boudhanath Stupa premise in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Thousands of people temporarily migrate to Katmandu from hilly regions of Nepal and India to escape the cold weather during winter. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

APTOPIX Nepal Muslim Festival

Nepalese Muslim boys peek out from a vehicle as they participate in a rally to mark Milad-un-Nabi, the festival that commemorates the birthday of Prophet Muhammad in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Muslims are a minority in this predominantly Hindu Himalayan nation. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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