(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.

Thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu to mark "Shravan Sakranti," the beginning of ...

Since ancient times, Nepal has maintained trade, commerce, and cultural ties with its immediate neighbours—India to the south ...

A holy man smokes marijuana at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) 31,136 people played the daily ...

The call to restore the Hindu monarchy in Nepal has gained momentum, forcing authorities in Kathmandu to expand “prohibitory zones” to push demonstrators away from key administrative areas in the ...

In some places, people hurled marigolds, roses and jasmine petals instead of colored powder. A priest sprays colored powder and water on devotees during celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of ...

Around 80 percent of Nepal's 26.6 million people are Hindus, many deeply religious. Devotees say the marijuana smoking naked men add to the colour of the festival. "It is a matter of understanding.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who perished in an earthquake two days earlier. The strong temblor killed 157 ...