Dashain is the longest and the most important festival of Nepal. Several of the festivals of Nepal last from one day to several days. In its long cultural history, Nepal has always remained a land of religious harmony. With a multiplicity of groups, Nepal has several cults, and gods and goddesses, which co-exist with the major religions. Five types of animals, always male, are considered acceptable for sacrifice: water buffalo, goats, sheep, chickens, and ducks. Tantric traditions are deep rooted in Nepal, including the practice of animal sacrifices. Traditionally, Nepalese philosophical thoughts are ingrained with the Hindu and Buddhist philosophical ethos and traditions, which include elements of Kashmir Shaivism, Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, works of Karmacharyas of Bhaktapur, and a variety of tantric traditions.

Nepal has several other temples and Buddhist monasteries as well as places of worship of other religious groups.

In Lumbini, Buddha was born, and Pashupatinath temple, Kathamandu, is an old and famous Shiva temple of Hindus. Hindu and Buddhist traditions in Nepal go back to more than two millennia. Christianity is practiced officially by less than 0.5% of the population. About 4.2% of the population is Muslim and 3.6% of the population follows the indigenous Kirant religion. The 2001 census identified 80.6% of the population as Hindu and Buddhism was practiced by about 11% of the population (although many people labelled Hindu or Buddhist often practice a syncretic blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and/or animist traditions). This multi-dimensional cultural heritage encompasses within itself the cultural diversities of various ethnic, tribal, and social groups inhabiting different altitudes, and it manifests in various forms: music and dance art and craft folklores and folktales languages and literature philosophy and religion festivals and celebrations and foods and drinks. The rich cultural heritage of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, has evolved over centuries. Buddhism, though a minority faith in the country, is linked historically with Nepal as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who as the Gautam Buddha gave birth to the Buddhist tradition. It contains over 240 peaks more than 20,000 ft (6,096 metres) above sea level.īy some measures, Hinduism is practised by a larger majority of people in Nepal than in any other nation. The fertile and humid south is heavily urbanized. The mountainous north has eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Sagarmatha, known in English as Mount Everest. Nepal is a country of highly diverse and rich geography, culture, and religions. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city. With an area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India.

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