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One year after two earthquakes devastated large swathes of Nepal, killing over 9,000 people and damaging nearly a million homes, the Himalayan nation is still struggling to restore its battered economy, rebuild famed monuments and revive its much-needed tourism industry. Nathan Frandino reports.
Kathmandu (Nepal), Apr 15 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Narendra Shrestha) .- The authorities of Nepal showed this Thursday a stone statue of Laxmi-Narayan that is believed to be 800 years old and was stolen in 1984 after being discovered at the Dallas Museum of Art.The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States (FBI) delivered the statue to the Nepalese Embassy in Washington on March 6 and transported it to the country of the Himalayas. FOOTAGE OF THE LAXMI-NARAYAN STATUE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
Kathmandu, Apr 15 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Nepalese gathered Thursday to celebrate the Bisket Jatra festival despite the government's request of no gatherings of more than 25 persons due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bisket festival is celebrated to mark the Nepali New Year 2076, especially among the Newar communities in Bhaktapur. During the festival, devotees will carry a chariot of Hindu gods and goddesses and smear vermilion-color powder on each other's faces. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).SHOT LIST: NEPALESE PEOPLE SING AND DANCE TO TRADITIONAL MUSIC WHILE SMEARING VERMILION COLOUR POWDER DURING THE 'SINDOOR JATRA' FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE BISKET JATRA FESTIVAL IN THIMI, ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
San Francisco (USA), Feb 3 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Marc Arcas) The archbishopric of San Francisco decreed Wednesday the celebration of a "year for the homeless" in which funds will be raised for poverty.
Kathmandu, Apr 13 (EFE / EPA).- Nepal celebrated New Year on Monday amid strong restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that keeps the entire country in total confinement.To date, the Himalayan nation has had 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE POLICE LISTENING TO THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND OF EMPTY STREETS IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.