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Unit: 6; Lesson: 1; Nepal, the land of Everest

A Read the following passage on Nepal.
a. Known as the Land of Everest, Nepal is one of the most charming countries in Asia. The Kingdom of Nepal is a small land of sublime beauty.

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It has some of the world’s best and very important temples. It is a country that is rich in scenic luxury and cultural treasures.

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b. Nepal lies between India and the Tibetan part of China. This small country has an area of 147,181 square kilometers. Southern Nepal is tropical lowland known as the Tarai Plain. This part of Nepal has hot summers and warm winters.

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Here the temperatures reach up to 40°C in April and May and monsoon rains drench this region from June to September. The central hilllands including the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys have a temperate climate and are also influenced by the monsoon.

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North of that is the slope of the main section of the Himalayan range. This part of Nepal
has some of the highest peaks of the world including Everest.

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c. Nepal is home to nearly 29,000,000 people. The population is primarily rural. Kathmandu, the capital city, has less than one million inhabitants.

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Nepal’s demographic features are complicated not only by dozens of ethnic groups, but by different castes. In total, there are 103 castes and ethnic groups living in this small country.

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The two largest of such groups are known as Chetri and Bahun. Others include Magar, Tharu and Tamang, Newar, Muslim, Gurung and Damai. About 48 percent of the people speak Nepali. Among other languages spoken are Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu and Tamang.

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d. Nepal is the holy land of Lord Pashupatinath and Gautam Buddha where the Hindus and Buddhists have lived together in harmony for centuries. The Temple of Pashupatinath is the most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the four most important cities in the world for Shiva worshippers.

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Lord Buddha, the light of Asia, was born in Lumbini in Nepal’s southern plains, which makes this a scared pilgrimage destination for the Buddhists as well. In fact, many Nepalese combine Hindu and Buddhist practices; many temples and shrines are shared between the two faiths, and some deities are worshiped by both Hindus and Buddhists.

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e.The Kathmandu Valley is the rich cultural heritage centre of Nepal. The three ancient cities of the Valley- Patan, Kathmandu and Bhaktapur- represent an epitome of harmony in urban design, elegant architecture and refined culture.

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These cities are famous for religious monuments unequalled in the world. The seven monument zones situated within the Valley have been named as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

āĻāĻ‡ āĻļāĻšāĻ°āĻ—ā§āĻ˛ā§‹ āĻĒā§ƒāĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§€āĻ° āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§€ā§Ÿ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€ā§Ÿ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŽā§āĻ­ā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĨ¤ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻ…āĻžā§āĻšāĻ˛āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ‡āĻ‰āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§‹ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ƒāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§‡āĻŦā§‡ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻ•āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›ā§‡āĨ¤

f. Adding dazzling colour to Nepal’s vibrant culture are the many festivals that are celebrated throughout the year. Dasain or dusherra is celebrated nationwide in October.

āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ›āĻ° āĻ¨ā§‡āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨ā§‡āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§‡āĻ° āĻœā§ŽāĻ†āĻ•āĻœāĻŽāĻ•āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻŖāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻĸā§āĻ¯ āĻœā§āĻ¯ā§‹āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽā§ŸāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤ āĻĻāĻļāĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨ āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§‡āĻ°āĻž āĻ…āĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āĻŦāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻļā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§Ÿ

This is the most important of all Nepalese celebration and includes the biggest animal sacrifice of the year. Tihar is celebrated in November.

āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¨ā§‡āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ›āĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦā§‡āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻ—ā§‡āĻ° āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻ¨āĻ­ā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ‰āĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤

Other festivals include the Holi and Chaitra Daisan. Some Hindu festivals are the Haribodhini Ekadashi, Maha Sivaratri and the Krishna Jayanti.

āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻšāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ“ āĻšā§ˆāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§ˆāĻļāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ†āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ—ā§āĻ˛ā§‹ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻšāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§‹āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¨ā§€ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻļā§€, āĻŽāĻšāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āĻŖāĻœā§ŸāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§€āĨ¤

There are Buddhist celebration too and those include Mani Rimd, Buddha Jayanti and Losar which marks the Tibetan New Year.

āĻ¸ā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻŦā§ŒāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ—ā§āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ° āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ­ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ˛ā§‹ āĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĻ, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻœā§ŸāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ“ āĻ˛ā§‹āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§€ā§Ÿ āĻ¨āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§‡āĻļ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

English āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āĻ˛āĻž
Vocabulary

01.  Charming (adj)

02.  Sublime (adj)

03.  Important (adj)

04.  Scenic ( adj)

05.  Treasure (n)

06.  Tropical (adj)

07.  Drench (v)

08.  Influence (v)

09.  Slope (n)

10.  Peaks (n)

11.  Rural (adj)

12.  Inhabitants (n)

13.  Complicated (adj)

14.  Ethnic (adj)

15.  Holy (adj)

16.  Sacred (adj)

17.  Shrine (n)

18.  Worshiper (n)

19.  Pilgrimage (n)

20.  Destination (n)

21.  Deity (n)

22.  Heritage (n)

23.  Design (n)

24.  Elegant (adj)

25.  Architecture (n)

26.  Refined (adj)

27.  Monument (n)

28.  Unequalled (adj)

29.  Vibrant ( adj)

30.  Festival (n)

31.  Celebrate (v)

32.  Sacrifice (n)

33.  Nationwide (adv)

34.  Dazzling (adj)

35.  Harmony (n)

36.  Urban (adj)

37.  Include (v)

38.  Famous (adj)

39.  Represent (v)

40.  Epitome (n)

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ°

ā§Ļā§§. āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āĻ§āĻ•āĻ°

ā§Ļā§¨. āĻ‰āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨

ā§Ļā§Š. āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

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ā§Ļā§Ž. āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž

ā§Ļā§¯. āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻœāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻž

ā§§ā§Ļ. āĻšā§‚ā§œāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻ°

ā§§ā§§. āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§€āĻŖ

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ā§§ā§Ģ. āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°

ā§§ā§Ŧ. āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°

ā§§ā§­. āĻĒāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨, āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ°, āĻŦā§‡āĻĻāĻŋ

ā§§ā§Ž. āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ¸āĻ¨āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§€, āĻĒā§‚āĻœāĻžāĻ°ā§€

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ā§¨ā§§. āĻĻā§‡āĻŦ, āĻĻā§‡āĻŦā§€, āĻĻā§‡āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ

ā§¨ā§¨. āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¯

ā§¨ā§Š. āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻžāĻœ, āĻ¨āĻ•āĻļāĻž

ā§¨ā§Ē. āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨, āĻšāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāĻ°

ā§¨ā§Ģ. āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

ā§¨ā§Ŧ. āĻ¸ā§‚āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ, āĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§€āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤

ā§¨ā§­. āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¸ā§ŒāĻ§

ā§¨ā§Ž. āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§€ā§Ÿ

ā§¨ā§¯. āĻ–ā§āĻŦāĻ‡ āĻ‰āĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨

ā§Šā§Ļ. āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻŦ

ā§Šā§§. āĻ‰āĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž

ā§Šā§¨. āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ—, āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻ—

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ā§Šā§Ē. āĻšā§‹āĻ– āĻ§āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹

ā§Šā§Ģ. āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§Ÿ

ā§Šā§Ŧ. āĻļāĻšā§āĻ°ā§‡

ā§Šā§­. āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ­ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž

ā§Šā§Ž. āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤

ā§Šā§¯. āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻļāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž/ āĻĻā§‡āĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹

ā§Ēā§Ļ. āĻĒāĻ°āĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻļāĻ¨