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... night , and the body is found in the morning , with its throat cut from ear to ear , and its limbs decorously arranged , lying on one of the steps ! there is a stagnant ditch , full of putrid mud 1. ] 11 INTRODUCTORY SKETCH .
... night , and the body is found in the morning , with its throat cut from ear to ear , and its limbs decorously arranged , lying on one of the steps ! there is a stagnant ditch , full of putrid mud 1. ] 11 INTRODUCTORY SKETCH .
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... night long . In Nepal gambling in public ( which is illegal at other times ) is permitted for three days and nights , and during these the streets in the towns are almost impassable , on account of the groups of gamblers squatted all ...
... night long . In Nepal gambling in public ( which is illegal at other times ) is permitted for three days and nights , and during these the streets in the towns are almost impassable , on account of the groups of gamblers squatted all ...
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... night is spent in singing and dancing . On the next morning the Brahmans ( as usual ) are fed on the Kailas hill , at the base of which the temple of Pashupati stands ; and then the women who have been starving return home amid the ...
... night is spent in singing and dancing . On the next morning the Brahmans ( as usual ) are fed on the Kailas hill , at the base of which the temple of Pashupati stands ; and then the women who have been starving return home amid the ...
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... night . 19. Basant or Sripanchami . This takes place on the 20th of Magh , and is in honour of Saraswati , the goddess of learning . 20. Holi . This festival takes place on the last day of Phagun . In Nepal a wooden post or chir ...
... night . 19. Basant or Sripanchami . This takes place on the 20th of Magh , and is in honour of Saraswati , the goddess of learning . 20. Holi . This festival takes place on the last day of Phagun . In Nepal a wooden post or chir ...
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... nights . The festival winds up with an illumination of the monument . As Sir Jung Bahadur's statue and the four dragons have been transferred to a new temple built by him , the locale of this festival has been changed this year ( 1875 ) ...
... nights . The festival winds up with an illumination of the monument . As Sir Jung Bahadur's statue and the four dragons have been transferred to a new temple built by him , the locale of this festival has been changed this year ( 1875 ) ...
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