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Christianity thrives in Nepal amid trials and tribulations Hindu groups and political parties have accused Christians of converting low-caste Hindus with economic incentives Hindu devotees perform rituals after a ceremonial bath in the holy Bagmati River during the month-long Swasthani festival at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on Feb. 11. (Photo: Prakash Mathema/AFP) Christian social worker Chinimaya Blon ran an orphanage for poor and abandoned children in Dhankuta district of eastern Nepal for five years from 2011-16 until it was shut down following the government’s refusal to renew its license. She took 14 children to the capital Kathmandu, where pastor Hari Tamang offered them shelter on the premises of his church. ....