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Last rites of legendary climber Ang Rita Sherpa performed with state honors
September 23, 2020 12:31 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The last rites of legendary climber Ang Rita Sherpa, who passed away on Monday at the age of 84, were performed in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Breaking with tradition, yet another daughter lights her father's funeral pyre
May 10, 2019 05:30 am
CHITWAN, May 10: Defying the age-old Hindu tradition which allows only sons to cremate their parents, a daughter in Baharatpur Metropolitan City has lit the funeral pyre of her father.
Daughters perform final rites of their mother
May 7, 2019 03:00 am
DHADING, May 7: Going against the Hindu tradition, which bars females from performing the final rites of their parents, two daughters in Dhading have lit the funeral pyre of their mother.
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