Nepalese devotees pay obeisance to the Hindu snake god known...

Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, is seen from Syangboche...
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Nepalese politicians take part in a cabinet meeting at Kalapattar...
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Nepali Muslims attend the last prayer of the fasting month of...
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Nepalese Army soldiers participate in the Fulpati parade to mark...
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Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala salutes the Fulpati...
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Nepal's King Gyanendra (L) and Queen Komal "unofficially" take...
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A Nepalese soldier holds his Kukhri as he and others prepare...
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