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What is the main theme of the text?
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?
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?
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?
Why does a policeman at the temple doubt a group of saffron-clad Westerners?
What is being done by washerwomen on the banks of the holy Bagmati river?
What is being done by washerwomen on the banks of the holy Bagmati river?
What kind of offerings are dropped into the Bagmati river from a balcony in the text?
What kind of offerings are dropped into the Bagmati river from a balcony in the text?
What type of shops are found at the outer edge of the Baudhnath stupa in Kathmandu?
What type of shops are found at the outer edge of the Baudhnath stupa in Kathmandu?
What type of environment is described at the Baudhnath stupa in Kathmandu?
What type of environment is described at the Baudhnath stupa in Kathmandu?
What is the main reason the author decides to buy a plane ticket instead of traveling by bus and train?
What is the main reason the author decides to buy a plane ticket instead of traveling by bus and train?
Which sound rises above the traffic and hawkers' cries in Kathmandu?
Which sound rises above the traffic and hawkers' cries in Kathmandu?
What item does the author purchase mindlessly in Kathmandu?
What item does the author purchase mindlessly in Kathmandu?
How does the flute seller in Kathmandu approach selling his flutes?
How does the flute seller in Kathmandu approach selling his flutes?
