Flute Seller and Pashupatinath Shrine
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What did the flute seller do while the other hawkers shouted out their wares?

  • He danced while playing the flute to attract attention
  • He played a flute slowly and meditatively without excessive display (correct)
  • He sold his flutes silently without playing them
  • He shouted out louder than the other hawkers

What is believed to happen when the shrine at Pashupatinath emerges fully?

  • The river bank of Bagmati will be flooded
  • The shrine will transform into a new type of temple
  • The goddess inside it will escape and end the evil period of Kaliyug on earth (correct)
  • The shrine will collapse and disappear into the river

What powerful images and pictures did the author draw of the atmosphere outside the temple of Pashupatinath?

  • A market scene with various vendors, a group of saffron-clad Westerners, and a royal Nepalese princess
  • A group of saffron-clad Westerners singing hymns, a peaceful gathering of people, and a river flowing calmly
  • A fight between two monkeys, a royal Nepalese princess, and a group of saffron-clad Westerners peacefully entering the temple
  • A group of saffron-clad Westerners struggling to enter, a fight between two monkeys, and a royal Nepalese princess (correct)

What did the author observe at the Baudhnath Stupa?

<p>An immense white dome ringed by a road with small shops on the outer edge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sounds did the author hear on the busiest streets of Kathmandu?

<p>Film songs blaring out from radios, car horns, bicycle bells, vendors shouting out their wares (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author see on the busiest streets of Kathmandu?

<p>Fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls, chocolate, copper utensils, and Nepalese antiques (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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