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Hinduism is the largest religion of Nepal. [2] In 2006, the country declared itself a secular country through democracy, after the abolition of its monarchy. [3] [4] According to the 2021 census, the Hindu population in Nepal is estimated to be around 23,677,744 which accounts for at least 81.19% [5] of the country's population, the highest percentage of Hindus of any country in the world. [6]
It was an attempt to include the entire Hindu as well as the non-Hindu population of Nepal of that time into a single hierarchic civic code from the perspective of the Khas rulers. [17] [18] The Muluki Ain divided the Nepalese into five main castes: [19] [3] [4] Tagadhari (the cord-wearing high caste Hindus),
Pashupatinath Temple in the capital Kathmandu is a World Heritage Site. Religion in Nepal encompasses a wide diversity of groups and beliefs. [2] Nepal is a secular nation and secularism in Nepal under the Interim constitution (Part 1, Article 4) is defined as "Religious and cultural freedom along with the protection of religion and culture handed down from time immemorial."
The Pashupatinath Temple (Nepali: पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva. It is located in Kathmandu, Nepal near the Bagmati River. The temple was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979.
S. Samrajya Lakshmi Devi; Prithvi Pal Sen; Krishna Shah (Nepalese royal) Bidur Bahadur Shah; Birbhadra Shah; Chatra Shah; Chautariya Pushkar Shah; Daljit Shah
According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahuns (referred as Hill-Brahmin) are the second most populous group after Khas Chhetri with 12.2% of Nepal's population (or 3,226,903 people). [14] Bahun are the second largest Hindu group in Nepal with a population of 3,212,704 (99.6% of Bahuns). [14]
Thousands of Indian pilgrims arrive at daybreak at Pashupatinath, the most revered Hindu temple in Nepal, after traveling long distances in buses. The devotees then enter the temple of Lord Shiva ...
With Nepal's step towards freedom and equality, Nepal, previously ruled by a Hindu monarchy, was a Hindu nation which has now become a secular state. [3] On 28 May 2008, it was declared a republic, [4] ending the period of the Hindu kingdom. [5]