Newari priest in traditional attire at the time of a festival in the Rudravarna Mahavihara ("red monastery") temple ( Nepal)

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The Rudravarna Mahavihara is a former buddhist monastery. Nowadays it is used as a temple by the Newar Newar are the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu valley. They have their own culture, their own religion ( a synthesis of hinduism, buddhism and shamanism).

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Location: Patan ( Nepal)
Photo credit: © Franck METOIS / Alamy / Afripics
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