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About 81% of Nepal's population is Hindu. Many Hindus from neighboring India also traveled to Kathmandu for the festival. A key part of Shivaratri is the freedom to smoke marijuana, an act that is ...
A holy man smokes marijuana at the Pashupatinath Hindu temple during Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP ...
About 81% of Nepal's population is Hindu. Many Hindus from neighboring India also traveled to Kathmandu for the festival. A key part of Shivaratri is the freedom to smoke marijuana, an act that is ...