(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests. (The ...

The Associated Press / Masks of Hindu deity Lord Bhairabh, dated from the 16th century, that were stolen from the Dolakha district are displayed during a press conference at the Department of ...

Kumaris are chosen between the ages of 2 and 4 years old and live mostly in isolation within the temple until puberty.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Last month, four idols and masks of Hindu gods were returned to Nepal from the United States by museums and a private collector. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s gods and ...

Beneath the anger of youth uprising lies an older, rigid and unbreakable social order, one that continues to shape the ...

Nepal called itself ‘world’s only Hindu kingdom’ for much of the previous century. However, for most of history, the country was religiously, politically, and ethnically fragmented.

Seventeen years after the former Hindu kingdom became a secular state, Christians have a pathway to legal recognition. Prakash Karki had every reason to be despondent. He had opened a 25-bed hospital ...

Young protesters upset over corruption have exacted political change, yet churches face an uncertain future. On September 7, the eve of Nepal’s historic Gen Z protest, Nepali Christian scholar Karuna ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country's ...

At a conference based on the life of the Prophet of Islam, Hindu spiritual leader Shri Swami Vishwasanand described Islam as ...