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Kathmandu Temples Visit

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What is the main theme of the text?

Discovery of ancient artifacts in Kathmandu temples

Exploration of Hindu and Buddhist temples in Kathmandu (correct)

Conflict between tourists and locals in Kathmandu

Life in a cheap room in the centre of town

Who is allowed to enter the Pashupatinath temple according to the sign outside?

Tourists

Westerners

Devotees

Hindus only (correct)

What causes a fight between two monkeys near the temple?

A passing royal procession

A priest's attention

A saffron-clad Westerner entering

A corpse being cremated (correct)

Why does a policeman at the temple doubt a group of saffron-clad Westerners?

They are not Hindus (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is being done by washerwomen on the banks of the holy Bagmati river?

Bathing children (D) Signup and view all the answers

What kind of offerings are dropped into the Bagmati river from a balcony in the text?

'Wilted' flowers and leaves (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of shops are found at the outer edge of the Baudhnath stupa in Kathmandu?

Tibetan immigrants' shops (D) Signup and view all the answers

What type of environment is described at the Baudhnath stupa in Kathmandu?

Stillness and quietness (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason the author decides to buy a plane ticket instead of traveling by bus and train?

Exhaustion and homesickness (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which sound rises above the traffic and hawkers' cries in Kathmandu?

Flute music (D) Signup and view all the answers

What item does the author purchase mindlessly in Kathmandu?

Bar of marzipan (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does the flute seller in Kathmandu approach selling his flutes?

Casually makes a sale when playing (A) Signup and view all the answers