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Nepal Scales Back Hindu Chariot Festival As Country Experiences COVID-19 Surge
To prevent last year’s violent confrontations, a truncated version of a Hindu chariot festival took place on May 15 in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.
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Following an agreement between organisers and authorities to prevent last year’s violent confrontations, a truncated version of a Hindu chariot festival took place on May 15 in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. A five-story-high wooden chariot of the deity Rato Machindranath, whose statue is made from clay and covered in red paint with wide-open eyes, is usually pulled by devotees around Kathmandu. The festival lasts about a month a draws tens of thousands of people.
This is perhaps the Nepali experience collected over past seven decades.
Former Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat the other day claimed India has “special” ties with Nepal.
He was dreaming by the way. It was just a day dreaming.
India is not even a genuine friend of Nepal, to put it modestly.
India is just a disgusting friend of Nepal. This is Nepal’s past experience with India beginning 1950. That’s it.
South Asia’s seasoned political observers conclude that both the aforementioned adages are of million dollar value and that both the axiom fit into any South Asian nation that unfortunately borders India.