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Cultural Knowledge of Hygiene and Sanitation as a Basis for Health Development in Nepal
The article reports on an investigation into the contexts in which folk knowledge of hygiene and sanitation in Nepal might play some role in the promotion of public health. It particularly focuses on ...
Bairagi Mandals
The article starts with the literal meaning of words bairagi mandal. The bairagi or Ramanandi means the desireless and mandal means origin. The Ramanandi mandal are spread over northern and central In...
The Role of Kinship in the Formation of Janakpurdham Pilgrim Groups
The article starts with the annual cycle of religious festivals which are celebrated by pilgrims and devotees of the Vaisnavite cult in Janakpurdham, including Sri Ram navmi, Sri Janki navmi, Jhula, V...
The Disappearance and Reappearance of Janakpur
A reconstruction of the reappearance of janakpur and the events which led to the founding of the modern town of Janakpurdham in the early eighteenth century. (Mark Turin 2004-06-16)
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