Snapshots from Kathmandu

Agencies Published April 23, 2012
A street vendor looks on as he waits for customers while selling bamboo flutes on the streets of Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A street vendor looks on as he waits for customers while selling bamboo flutes on the streets of Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A Nepalese Hindu devotee takes a holy bath at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu to observe The Mother's Day Festival. During the festival Nepalese Hindus from all over the country, whose mothers have passed away, come to the Matathirtha Temple to worship, take holy baths, and present offerings. ? AFP Photo.
A Nepalese Hindu devotee takes a holy bath at Matathirtha on the outskirts of Kathmandu to observe The Mother's Day Festival. During the festival Nepalese Hindus from all over the country, whose mothers have passed away, come to the Matathirtha Temple to worship, take holy baths, and present offerings. ? AFP Photo.
A woman looks out from the door of her house at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A woman looks out from the door of her house at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A mother looks at her child playing outside their tea shop at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A mother looks at her child playing outside their tea shop at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A girl gets her hair done before leaving for school outside her house at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A girl gets her hair done before leaving for school outside her house at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A woman is pictured as she rests outside her house at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.
A woman is pictured as she rests outside her house at the ancient city of Bhaktapur near Kathmandu. ? Reuters Photo.

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is named after a structure in Durbar Square. The city has a 2000 year –old history and most of the locals follow Hinduism.

The city is now the main cultural and economic hub of Nepal.

While Nepali is the common language of the city, most of the locals speak Nepal Bhasa Newari. English language is widely spoken and used among the educated community of the city. – Photos by Agencies.

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