In Nepal, the number of Christians, which was 100,000 in 2001, increased to over 550,000 in the 2021 census. However, Christians claim the number is actually more than 2 million.
President Ram Chandra Paudel has reached Sarangkot in Pokhara to attend the ongoing Shrimad Bhagwat Gyan Mahayagya and religious festival.
