Christianity thrives in Nepal amid trials and tribulations
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 ...