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Nepalis pray for health and wisdom as coronavirus curtails crowds at festival
Published On: February 16, 2021 12:10 PM NPT By: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Amid sparser crowds than usual, mask-wearing worshippers offered prayers to Hindu goddess of education Saraswati in annual celebrations in Nepal on Tuesday - this year seeking safety from the coronavirus pandemic as well as greater wisdom.
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