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our cultural
Lesson 4 Unit 4
HeritaGeS

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Describe the religious, historical and cultural heritages of our country.
• Support in their preservation and promotion.

Our country, Nepal is rich in cultural heritages. There are various places
and objects as cultural heritage of our country. Today, we shall discuss
religious historical places and musical instruments of our country.

Religious places

There are hundreds of well-known
religious places in our country.
Pashupatinath, the most famous
religious temple for all Hindus is
located in Kathmandu. Many Hindus
from all over the world make a
pilgrimage to Pashupatinath every
year. There are other religious
places in Kathmandu. They are Pasupatinath temple

Swayambhunath, Bouddhanath,
Changunarayan, Budhanilkantha,
Dakshinkali, etc.
Some of the other religious places

located outside Kathmandu are
Ashok Sthambha (Lumbini),
Barahakshetra (Sunsari), Pathi-vara
(Taplejung), Janaki Temple (Janakpur),
Manakamana Temple (Gorkha),
Muktinath Temple (Mustang),
Swargadwari Temple (Pyuthan) and Ashok Sthambha
Khaptad (Bajhang).

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