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Reconstruction Begins on Famed Nepalese Temple of Manakamana Damaged in Earthquake

Reconstruction Begins on Famed Nepalese Temple of Manakamana Damaged in Earthquake

MANAKAMANA, NEPAL, July 16, 2015 (Katmandu Post): The reconstruction of the Manakamana temple, a popular Hindu pilgrimage site which was damaged by the April 25 earthquake and its aftershocks, has been initiated. The damaged structure has already been pulled down and workers are digging a new foundation. Members of the Manakamana Temple Renovation Committee (MTRC) [...]

August 2, 2015 HHR Archives, Nepal 0

Nepal’s living goddess, devotees were unscathed by earthquake

Nepal’s living goddess, devotees were unscathed by earthquake

KATHMANDU: If there is anything that last week’s earthquake hasn’t changed in the devastated Basantpur Durbar Square, it’s the daily worship of Kumari, Nepal’s living virgin goddess. Even a week after the devastating 7.9-magnitude quake left much of Nepal in ruins with the toll nearing 7,000, her puja continues as usual at her abode, Kumari [...]

May 3, 2015 HHR Archives, Nepal 0
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