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Sir Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (restoration) (2023-04-25)
Head of Bhairava - MET DP307219 (2023-05-28)
Himalayas, Ama Dablam, Nepal (2023-06-25)
Ashta-Matrika (2023-08-15)
An Iconic Photograph of 1990 Nepalese revolution (2023-09-20)
Crowning Tribhuvan of Nepal (1911) (restoration) (2023-12-11)
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... that the dharma wheel of Buddhism represents the collective teachings known as the dharma? (2004-03-17)
... that the Nepalesecommunist leader Ruplal Bishvakarma, who introduced the current Maoist leader Prachandra to militant politics in the 1970s, opposed Prachandra's plans for an armed uprising in 1994? (2006-08-18)
... that the Himalayan Brown Bear is considered the source of the legend of the Yeti? (2006-10-05)
... that Nepalese politician Radha Krishna Mainali, once a communist revolutionary and a political prisoner for 16 years, was appointed Minister of Education & Sports by King Gyanendra after the king's seizure of power in February 2005? (2007-01-05)
... that sixteen people were killed during a general strike in Nepal in 1992, an incident that contributed to the breakout of a civil war four years later? (2007-01-06)
... that Anuruddha, one of the leading five disciples of Gautama Buddha, was his cousin? (2007-04-07)
... that at the peak of the 1979 student protests in Nepal, radicals tried to humiliate moderate student leaders by painting their faces black, garlanding them with shoes, and parading them on a push-cart through the streets of Kathmandu? (2007-09-22)
... that Nanda, the half-sister of Gautama Buddha, went on to be the foremost nun in the practice of jhana? (2007-10-31)
... that it is unclear whether Gungsrong Gungtsen ever ruled Tibet, although he was the only known son of the first Tibetan emperor, Songtsän Gampo? (2007-12-03)
... that some Tibetans once thought Britain’s Queen Victoria was a reincarnation of Palden Lhamo, the wrathful deity considered to be the principal Protectress of Tibet? (2007-12-22)
... that in the 1981 Nepalese national election, one candidate was elected with just 3,137 votes, less than ten percent of what the top candidate received? (2008-07-29)
... that according to Hindumythology, the "first king" Prithu chased the Earth in the form of a cow(pictured), who eventually agreed to yield her milk as all the world's grain and vegetation? (2008-07-29)
... that although male Kashmir Gray Langurs are usually protective of infants, they sometimes engage in infanticide? (2008-08-09)
... that having observed the four sights as a young prince, Gautama Buddha(statue pictured) realized the sufferings in life and started an ascetic life against his father's wish? (2009-05-02)
... that Kirātārjunīya, a Sanskrit poem by Bharavi, is known both for its depth and its wordplay, including a symmetric verse that reads the same forward, backward, horizontally and vertically? (2009-09-05)
... that according to Hindu mythology, Ila was cursed to change his/her gender every month? (2009-11-09)
... that Nepal's capital Kathmandu only had one restaurant in 1955? (2010-01-01)
... that the Hindu mythical beast Sharabha(pictured, god Shiva as Sharabha), described as mightier than the lion and elephant, is included in the list of edible animals in the Mahabharata? (2010-01-29)
... that the HindugoddessVarahi(statue pictured) is worshipped only in the night according to secretive VamamargaTantric practices? (2010-02-07)
... that the self-decapitated HindugoddessChinnamasta(pictured) standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent? (2010-03-02)
... that the Hindu widow goddess Dhumavati(pictured) is offered liquor, meat, cigarettes and bhang, an intoxicating hashish drink? (2010-03-11)
... that the erotic Indian classical dance Mohiniattam is named after the seductress supreme of Hindu mythology – Mohini(pictured), the female avatar of the male god Vishnu? (2010-03-22)
... that Manaslu(pictured) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the NepaleseHimalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal? (2010-04-20)
... that the demon Kabandha(pictured), from the Hindu epic Ramayana, is described to be as big as a mountain, without a head and with eight mile long arms? (2010-04-29)
... that about one million people were affected by floods in the Kamala and other rivers in northern Bihar in India in 2003? (2010-05-13)
... that reliable water flow from the Sun Kosi, in mountainous Nepal, is proposed to be diverted through a 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) tunnel to the Kamala River for irrigation and other purposes? (2010-06-04)
... that the Eastern Great Egret(pictured) has a neck one and a half times as long as its body? (2010-06-15)
... that the bark of the Himalayan Birch was once used as paper for writing Sanskrit texts (pictured)? (2010-06-17)
... that according to Ramayana adaptations, Mandodari – the wife of the ten-headed demon Ravana – was the mother of Sita, whose kidnapping by Ravana would lead to his doom? (2010-06-19)
... that originally described as the Lord of thieves, Kubera(pictured) is now worshipped as the Hindu god of wealth and the regent of the North? (2010-07-18)
... that many sex positions derive their Sanskrit names from that of the Hindu goddess of sexual pleasure – Rati (pictured with her husband, the lovegod Kama)? (2010-08-05)
... that the Jew's Ear is an edible reminder of a suicide? (2010-10-31)
... that in various regions in India, a haunting bhoot can be thwarted using water, steel or iron objects, or the scent of burnt turmeric? (2010-10-31)
... that Kamadhenu(pictured), "the mother of all cows", was born from the burp or the vomit of a deity, according to some Hindu scriptures? (2010-11-22)
... that Tamil devotional poetry describes how clothes of married women slipped off at the sight of the Hindu god Shiva appearing in the form of a naked beggar(pictured)? (2011-04-23)
... that according to Hindu mythology, the god-king Indra was cursed with having a thousand vagina marks on his body for having extra-martial sex with Ahalya(pictured)? (2011-05-22)
... that the Hindu deity Vaikuntha Kamalaja is depicted half-female? (2011-06-19)
... that according to the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jaya gave birth to fifty magical divine weapons? (2011-08-05)
... that the taboo offering of a cloth stained with menstrual blood to the Hindu goddessMatangi(pictured) is thought to grant the ability to attract a mate? (2011-09-21)
... that the world's highest webcam is capable of streaming live HD video of the summit of Mount Everest? (2011-10-11)
... that between 1591 and 1611, Garhwal repelled seven incursions by Kumaon, eventually defeating King Laxmi Chand of Kumaon and taking his capital? (2012-07-25)
... that as per Hindu beliefs, people who have sex with animals are tortured in Hell after death (pictured)? (2012-11-02)
... that the South Tibetan Detachment inserted the Greater Himalayan Crystalline complex between the Lesser Himalayan Sequence and the Tethyan Himalayan Sequence? (2012-11-19)
... that the marriage of the Tulsi plant to the god Vishnu inaugurates the Hindu wedding season? (2012-12-13)
... that in the Hindu epicRamayana, Maricha assumed the form of a golden deer studded with gems to facilitate the kidnapping of the heroine? (2012-12-22)
... that the Hindu scriptures describe how a boar(pictured) rescued the earth, which had been kidnapped and hidden in the primordial waters? (2013-01-18)
... that each of the five heroines(pictured) from Hindu epics, venerated as exemplary chaste women, is recorded to have "known" at least one man other than her husband? (2013-02-17)
... that Nepalese politician and conservationist Harka Gurung was honoured with a memorial football tournament after his death in a helicopter crash? (2013-03-15)
... that in the wildlife of Nepal, Rhododendron is the most widely found national flower of the country and its red flower, known locally as Lal Guran, forms the wreath round the national symbol? (2013-06-08)
... that some versions of the Ramayana narrate that the demon Ravana abducts an illusionary double of Sita, rather than the real one? (2013-06-26)
... that Operation Sahayogi Haat ("helping hands") delivered about 120 short tons (110 t) of emergency disaster supplies for the Nepal 2015 earthquake relief effort? (2015-06-23)
... that in the Atharvasiras Upanishsad, the Devas offer prayers to Rudra extolling him as immortal and indestructible? (2015-06-30)
... that the film roles of Nepalese actress Manisha Koirala(pictured) have included a Muslim married to a Hindu during the Bombay Riots, the daughter of a mute and deaf couple, and a terrorist? (2015-08-16)
... that little egrets have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms? (2015-11-08)
... that players can ride on elephants in Far Cry 4? (2015-11-10)
... that grey herons spend much time on the ground, striding about or standing still for long periods with an upright stance, often on a single leg? (2015-11-17)
... that according to the Bhikshuka Upanishad, the ascetic lifestyle of four types of monk includes eating eight mouthfuls of food a day? (2015-11-23)
... that various incarnations of Doctor Strange, the upcoming 2016 Marvel Studios film, have been in development since 1986? (2015-11-23)
... that the purple heron often adopts a posture with its neck extending obliquely? (2015-11-27)
... that the Devi Upanishad reveres Devi(pictured), the Hindu goddess, as the highest principle and ultimate truth in the universe? (2015-11-29)
... that the ruddy shelduck(pictured) is a mainly nocturnal bird? (2015-11-29)
... that Hodgson's giant flying squirrel can glide for 100 m (300 ft) from the tree canopy to the bushes below? (2015-12-02)
... that the Eurasian bittern may visit reedbeds, rice fields, watercress beds, fish farms, gravel pits, sewage works, ditches, flooded areas and marshes? (2015-12-05)
... that Mai Pokhari(pictured), a wetland in the Ilam District of Nepal, designated a Ramsar site in October 2008, is a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists? (2015-12-08)
... that Guinness World Records named Saugat Bista, the seven-year-old director of Love You Baba, the "youngest director of a professionally made feature length film"? (2016-02-03)
... that a 1995 storm caused 63 deaths in Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches? (2016-02-13)
... that the Jokhang temple, at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in Lhasa, is considered the "spiritual heart of the city" and the most sacred in Tibet? (2016-03-30)
... that the unusual four-horned skull of the four-horned antelope(illustrated) makes it a popular target for trophy hunters? (2016-05-14)
... that despite its name, the jungle cat eschews rainforests and woodlands, and prefers swamps? (2016-05-15)
... that the scientific name of the Blyth's kingfisher(pictured), which grows up to 23 centimetres (9 inches) long, derives from the Greek demigod Hercules? (2017-10-08)
... that the black-necked grebe is flightless for two months of the year? (2017-10-14)
... that Krishna is the Hindu god of compassion, tenderness, and love? (2017-10-21)
... that Ānanda(sculpture pictured) became the Buddha's attendant, on condition that he would never receive any material benefit from the position? (2019-04-28)
... that Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli praised the 2019 sports drama Captain for "delivering patriotism"? (2019-06-01)
... that Nepalese student Sangita Magar became a human rights activist after she survived an acid attack at the age of 16? (2019-06-12)
... that Birjis Qadr, the Nawab (leader) of Awadh state in northern India, became a poet while in exile in Nepal? (2019-06-29)
... that Pema Dhondup studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California so he could use the medium to tell the story of his "lost generation" of Tibetan youth? (2019-07-11)
... that Binod Chaudhary is the first Nepali to be listed on Forbes's billionaire list? (2019-07-20)
... that in one of the vigilante witch-hunts in Nepal, an 18-year-old girl was dragged from her home and tortured for hours in public on International Women's Day 2018? (2019-08-12)
... that Aama was the first Nepalese film to be produced in Nepal? (2019-09-11)
... that a discourse given by the Buddha to his only son, Rāhula(depiction shown), became one of the seven Buddhist texts recommended for study in the inscriptions of Emperor Aśoka? (2019-10-13)
... that before becoming a film director, Nepal's Nischal Basnet went to Australia to study 3D animation, but ended up studying hospitality and becoming a chef? (2019-11-10)
... that in the Newar festival of Depukhu, young men compete for the carcass of a young female goat that is first sacrificed by drowning in the Deopokhari pond in Khokana, Nepal? (2019-12-12)
... that as recently as 2013, girls as young as six from landless families were sold each year as labour in Nepal? (2020-01-02)
... that around 200 CE, the Indian monk Nagarjuna exhorted a king to make "Images of Buddha with fine proportions / Well designed and sitting on lotuses" (example pictured)? (2020-01-12)
... that a Nepali girl who spent three years in jail for showing a black flag of protest to King Mahendra went on to become the country's first female deputy prime minister? (2020-01-13)
... that one out of ten labourers in the haruwa–charuwa system is forced to work when seriously ill or injured, and may still face deduction or non-payment of wages? (2020-01-28)
... that a man suspected of carrying coronavirus in Nepal ran away from the hospital? (2020-03-18)
... that Upāli(statue pictured), the Buddha's learned low-caste disciple, was ordained before his friends of royal blood to humble their pride? (2020-04-21)
... that Nepali director Nischal Basnet based Loot's lead character on himself? (2020-05-09)
... that Indian child actress Taruni Sachdev was nicknamed the "Rasna girl"? (2020-05-14)
... that Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei(pictured), the first woman to summit Mount Everest, created her own climbing equipment from scratch out of old curtains and the cover of her car? (2020-05-31)
... that Bishnu Majhi is the highest-paid singer in Nepal? (2020-06-04)
... that the 2019 romantic comedy Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi set the record for the highest-grossing opening of a film in Nepal? (2020-06-06)
... that during the 1990s, some British Army infantry battalions suffered such severe manpower shortages that they had to be reinforced by companies of Gurkhas? (2020-06-07)
... that a comedian was jailed for his negative video review of the 2019 Nepali romantic comedy Bir Bikram 2? (2020-06-10)
... that the 2018 Nepali comedy-drama Mr. Virgin was criticised for its title? (2020-06-15)
... that the Film Development Board of Nepal refused to issue a production license to Gaja Baja because the title alluded to marijuana? (2020-06-17)
... that Bandana Nepal achieved the Guinness World Record for "longest dance marathon by an individual" by dancing for 126 hours continuously? (2020-06-29)
... that the title of the 2020 Nepali comedy–drama film Senti Virus was changed from Anti Virus on the advice of an astrologer? (2020-07-15)
... that the 379-year-old dance musical play Kartik Naach(video clip featured) is performed every year in Nepal? (2020-07-20)
... that for its 2020 tourism campaign, the Government of Nepal proposed building 108 sculptures of the Yeti painted by 108 different artists? (2020-07-20)
... that on National Paddy Day in Nepal, people splash each other and play in the mud (pictured), plant rice seedlings, eat curd and beaten rice, and sing folk songs? (2020-07-30)
... that Nepal's first female auto rickshaw driver, Laxmi Sharma, went on to start the first button factory in the country? (2020-08-01)
... that the song and visual images in the music video for "Bola Maya" express the pain of those who lose their loved ones in foreign lands? (2020-08-12)
... that construction of the 195 m (640 ft) Gorkha Bridge in Nepal reconnected seven remote villages and reestablished a portion of a popular hiking trail? (2020-09-04)
... that the Hong Kong Logistic Support Regiment RLC was nicknamed the "1000-Day Regiment" as its 1,181 days of service made it possibly the shortest-lived peacetime regiment in the British Army? (2020-09-22)
... that residents of Devdaha, Nepal, decided that a 13-year-old girl should marry her 25-year-old alleged rapist? (2020-09-24)
... that the 2013 Nepali historical drama Badhshala was briefly banned by the Nepali Army because the actors wore military uniforms without permission? (2020-11-05)
... that Hamro Lok Sanskriti (Our Folk Culture) was one of three books to win the first issuance of Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour? (2020-12-09)
... that women are prohibited from entering the Chisapani Gadhi in Nepal due to the belief that this could bring them bad luck or even death? (2021-01-13)
... that the clouded leopard(example pictured) is the first cat that diverged from the common ancestor of the Felidae more than four million years ago? (2021-01-16)
... that mountaineer Edmund Hillary asked Canadian doctor Joan Ford to take her "Adidas runners, a stethoscope and an umbrella" and get to the Himalayas? (2021-12-26)
... that the Eyes of Buddha(example pictured) is a Buddhist symbol commonly painted on stupas in Nepal? (2022-08-31)
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