(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. (The ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Once the only Hindu kingdom in the world, Nepal was declared a secular state by its parliament in 2006, and the monarchy was abolished two years later. Now, with a new constitution ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Last month, four idols and masks of Hindu gods were returned to Nepal from the United States by museums and a private collector. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s gods and ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The revered living goddess is not leaving her temple this year. The old palace courtyard packed with hundreds of thousands of people each year during the Indrajatra festival is ...

Earthquake-ravaged Nepal will be on the minds of Bhutanese Wednesday evening, when they gather in Hooksett for a Hindu prayer service, a leader of the New Hampshire Bhutanese said. Four or five Hindu ...