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... carried off by the sellers of manure ; but to clean the drains would now be impossible without knocking down the entire city, as the whole ground is saturated with filth. The houses are generally built in the form of hollow squares ...
... carried off by the sellers of manure ; but to clean the drains would now be impossible without knocking down the entire city, as the whole ground is saturated with filth. The houses are generally built in the form of hollow squares ...
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... carried off by the sellers of manure ; but to clean the drains would now be impossible without knocking down the entire city , as the whole ground is saturated with filth . The houses are generally built in the form of hollow squares ...
... carried off by the sellers of manure ; but to clean the drains would now be impossible without knocking down the entire city , as the whole ground is saturated with filth . The houses are generally built in the form of hollow squares ...
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... carrying of burdens is performed by them , and the load they can bear is sur- prising . It is by no means uncommon for them to carry two maunds , though one maund ( 80 lbs . ) is the regular load , and this too has to be carried over ...
... carrying of burdens is performed by them , and the load they can bear is sur- prising . It is by no means uncommon for them to carry two maunds , though one maund ( 80 lbs . ) is the regular load , and this too has to be carried over ...
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... carried out in spite of the greatest opposition from the priests and Brāhmans . The Gorkhas punish breaches of conjugal fidelity most severely . An erring wife is imprisoned for life1 , and the dishonoured husband was expected to cut ...
... carried out in spite of the greatest opposition from the priests and Brāhmans . The Gorkhas punish breaches of conjugal fidelity most severely . An erring wife is imprisoned for life1 , and the dishonoured husband was expected to cut ...
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... carried through the town on men's shoulders . 3. Sithi Jātra . This takes place on the 21st of Jeth , on the banks of the Vishnumati , between Kāṭhmānḍū and Simbhū- nāth . After feasting , the people divide into two parties and have a ...
... carried through the town on men's shoulders . 3. Sithi Jātra . This takes place on the 21st of Jeth , on the banks of the Vishnumati , between Kāṭhmānḍū and Simbhū- nāth . After feasting , the people divide into two parties and have a ...
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17 Paternoster Row Acharya Badi Bagmati Bandhudatta Bandya became Bhairava Bhatgaon bhikshus Bhimasēna Bhotiyas bihar bihārs Brahmans British brother brought Buddha Buddhist built called Cambridge Warehouse caste caused ceremony chaitya Chōk College deity Demy Octavo descendants Dēva Dēvi dhārā died Durbar dynasty edition erected festival four Ganesha gave goddess gods Gōrkhālī Gorkhas grihastha Guhjeswari Guru guthi hills jātrā Jaya Jung Bahadur Kājī Kali Yuga Kantipur Karkōtak Kathmandu king Kumārī Lalitpur Lāmā live Machchhindranatha Mahādēva Mahārāj Malla Malla reigned Manjusri mantras mountain named Nārāyana Nepāl Nepal Sambat Nepalese Newārs night Noakōt palace palmleaf Pandit Pashupati Pashupati-natha Patan performed priests Prithwīnārāyana Pūjā Rājā Rāma Rānī Ranjit Malla rath Resident returned rice road Sāh Satya Yuga shrine Siddhi-Narsinha Sinha Sir Jung Bahadur Siva Sri Sri stone Sudi Swayambhu tank temple told took town troops valley Vikram Sah village Vishnu Vishnumati worship
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