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Although very little is known about the early history of Nepal, legends and documented references reach far back to the 30th century BC. [21] Also, the presence of historical sites such as the Valmiki ashram, indicates the presence of Sanatana (ancient) Hindu culture in parts of Nepal at that period.
Nepali Sikhs first entered Nepal in the 18th century. Today, there is a small community of Sikhs living in Nepal, with varying claims of their numbers totaling around 609 according to the 2011 census of Nepal whilst others have asserted the true number is in the area of 7,000 people. [1] [2]
They have been living in the Terai for many centuries and reputedly had an innate resistance to malaria. [27] Dhimal reside in the eastern Nepal Terai, viz Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa Districts. In the past, they lived in the fringes of the forest and conducted a semi-nomadic life to evade outbreaks of diseases. Today, they are subsistence ...
Siddhartha Gautama, [e] most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened one'), [4] [f] [g] was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia (the Himalayan foothils of present-day Nepal and the eastern Ganges plain of northern India), during the 6th or 5th century BCE [5] [6] [7] [c] and founded Buddhism.
The Art of Racing in the Rain is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Mark Bomback, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by author Garth Stein. The film stars Milo Ventimiglia , Amanda Seyfried , Kevin Costner as the voice of Enzo and Parker as Enzo, the golden retriever.
As of the 2014 Census, there are about 6 million Tibetans living in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the 10 Tibetan autonomous prefectures in the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan. [11] [12] The SIL Ethnologue in 2009 documents an additional 189,000 Tibetic speakers living in India, 5,280 in Nepal and 4,800 in Bhutan. [13]
The Irish Exhibition of Living Art (IELA; Irish: Taispeántas na hÉireann ar an Ealaín Bheo) [1] was a yearly exhibition of Irish abstract expressionism and avant-garde Irish art that was started in 1943 by Mainie Jellett.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐏𑑂𑐰𑐥 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐸 Nepali: भक्तपुर दरबार क्षेत्र) is a former royal palace complex located in Bhaktapur, Nepal.