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Nepal’s Bhaktapur Durbar Square: Heart of An Historic Capital
... plazas at the heart of the ancient city of Bhaktapur, in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley. A number of historical monuments ... plazas at the heart of the ancient city of Bhaktapur, in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley . A number of historical monuments ... to mean ‘City of Devotees,’ is situated in central Nepal, in the eastern part of the Kathmandu Valley. The city ...
dhwty - 18/08/2020 - 13:59
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The Ancient Art of Honey Collecting on the Himalayan Cliffs of Nepal
The Gurung tribespeople of Nepal have been collecting honey from Himalayan cliffs for ... down over many generations. The Gurung tribespeople of Nepal have been collecting honey from Himalayan cliffs for ... honey and tourism. The Honey Collecting Gurung People of Nepal The Gurung people, also called Tamu, are an indigenous ...
Joanna Gillan - 11/06/2022 - 01:48
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Ancient Nepalese People Buried in Caves were Defleshed but Not Consumed
... 1,200-year-old skeleton of a young man found in a cave in Nepal had been defleshed, but researchers are unsure how he ... and two horses in the tombs. Excavating at the caves in Nepal. ( Jacqueline Eng/Western Michigan University ) An ... years ago. A gold mask found in the caves of Samdzong, Nepal. Credit: Mark Aldenderfer The Archaeology News Network ...
Mark Miller - 09/09/2016 - 03:41
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Kathmandu: How Religion and Trade Flowed into an Ancient Water-Filled Valley
The city of Kathmandu is today the capital of Nepal. This status, however, was only conferred on it during ... century. 1769 is traditionally regarded as the year that Nepal was unified by Prithvi Narayan Shah, who then chose ... established and built centuries before the unification of Nepal. A Legendary Valley Filled with Water The city of ...
dhwty - 27/04/2016 - 03:48
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Nepal Tragedy: Devastating Loss of Human Life and Ancient Heritage
... 100,000 left homeless in the worst earthquake to have hit Nepal in more than 80 years. Along with the ever growing loss ... in 1832 by the prime minister, for his niece, the queen of Nepal. It stood 200 feet tall. (Associated Press photo) One ... temples were in rubble: When the earthquake hit, many of Nepal's most renowned pagodas in and around Kathmandu ...
Mark Miller - 27/04/2015 - 21:51
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Recent Textile Discovered in Nepal Sheds Light on How Far South the Silk Road Actually Extended
Thanks to a recent discovery in Nepal, it is now believed that the historic trade route known ... Daily reports that a textile discovered in Upper Mustang, Nepal, was recently analyzed, and may shed some light on how ... 450 and 600 AD, was found at Samdzong 5, in Upper Mustang, Nepal. According to Margarita Gleba, from the McDonald ...
mrreese - 04/04/2016 - 14:53
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Rigorous Genetic Analysis Proves the Yeti is Not an Unknown Species
According to folklore of Nepal, the “Yeti,” also known as the “Abominable ... human, that is said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. But is its existence just a myth or ... definitive answer to the debate. According to folklore of Nepal, the “Yeti,” also known as the “Abominable ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 30/11/2017 - 13:57
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The Ancient Tibetan Monastery of Rinchenling Gompa
... Gompa is an ancient Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal. This monastery can be found in the Limi Valley, which is situated on Nepal’s north-western border with Tibet. Due to its ... Vairocana in the Rinchen Zangpo tradition at Halji in Nepal. [Online] Available at: ...
dhwty - 02/05/2016 - 03:50
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Mystery of the ancient kingdom discovered in Nepal where thousands of caves are carved into cliffside
... built them and why. In the mid-1990s, archaeologists from Nepal and the University of Cologne began exploring the ... Holloway Mystery of the ancient kingdom discovered in Nepal where thousands of caves are carved into cliffside ...
aprilholloway - 28/08/2013 - 03:30
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The Common Western Depiction of the Yeti is Wrong
In the folklore of Nepal, the Yeti is an ape-like being that is taller than a human. It is said to live in the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. The people of that region use the ... but they are much older than that. In the folklore of Nepal, the Yeti is an ape-like being that is taller than a ...
valdar - 12/10/2017 - 13:52
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Getting Buzzed: The History of Hallucinogenic Mad Honey
... all honey is made the same. This is incredibly clear in Nepal and Turkey, Everyone loves honey. A delicious, sweet ... all honey is made the same. This is incredibly clear in Nepal and Turkey, where a type known as “Mad Honey” is ... Works As previously stated, Mad Honey is mostly made in Nepal and Turkey by the giant Himalayan honey bee. In some ...
Lex Leigh - 19/05/2022 - 18:53
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‘River God’ in Ghana Stops Menstruating Girls from Crossing a River to Get to School
... caused death, “A woman has died in a remote village in Nepal because of a tradition in which women are exiled from ... associated with the menstrual taboo in the western part of Nepal. The tradition prohibits Hindu women from participating ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 14/01/2018 - 22:49
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Ayurvedic Medicine: A Traditional Knowledge of Life from India that Has Endured the Passage of Time
... a 12th or 13th century copy of the Sushruta Samhita from Nepal. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. ( Public Domain ) ...
dhwty - 07/12/2015 - 14:33
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Tara – Goddess of Compassion and Savior of the Suffering
... having its own symbolism. White Tara statue in Kathmandu Nepal. Source: Jerry / Adobe Stock. Tara – North Star to ... extended well beyond the Tibetan Plateau and he ruled over Nepal as well as parts of India and China. As ... Museum of Art is originally from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. This statue is dated to the 14th century and is made ...
dhwty - 05/01/2020 - 00:53
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Archaeological Mystery: 10,000 or More Caves were Dug into the Himalayas Over 2,000 Years Ago
... these ancient structures and why? Archaeologists from Nepal and the University of Cologne began exploring the caves ... the world to everyone.” Top Image: Sky high caves of Nepal. Source: NepalAdvisor By: April Holloway ...
aprilholloway - 19/08/2017 - 22:54
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Bindi: Investigating the True Meaning Behind the Hindu Forehead Dot
... mainly in South Asia - especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius. A distinct dot is a popular ... mainly in South Asia - especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius. It is an old Hindu tradition ... Female security guard in Narayangarh, District Chitwan, Nepal wearing a black bindi. (Sigismund von Dobschütz/ CC BY ...
ancient-origins - 03/05/2019 - 01:42
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Gene Paleno
Gene Paleno has farmed in Lake County for nearly fifty years and has been writing even longer. During most of the good part of a century of life Gene has had more occupations and professions than you can count on both hands.
ancient-origins - 02/01/2013 - 08:02
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Indian Army Claims of ‘Yeti’ Footprints Causes Social Media Frenzy
... 9, near the Makalu Base Camp in the Himalayan nation of Nepal . They were taking part in the first Indian ...
Ed Whelan - 30/04/2019 - 19:01
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Kailash temple at Ellora – preserving ancient wisdom for mankind – Part 2
(Read Part 1) Kailash Mountain is considered the residence of the Supreme, the Holy of Holies, the pillar of the Universe, the seat of the highest mind, holy for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and spiritual seekers alike.
christel - 05/05/2014 - 12:50
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The Mandala: Mapping the Cosmos and the Soul
... at its center. Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), early Malla period. ( Public Domain ...
Caleb Strom - 07/11/2017 - 14:01